Re: RedHat CEO says home users shouldn't use Linux

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From: Jack McCaw
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:22

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In aus.computers.linux Kingbarry2000 <kingbarrypublic@hotmail.com> wrote:
: If, however, you use some GPL code, add some of your own code, compile it,
: then you "own" the binaries and can charge fot it. But, you must give away /
: publish all of the source code - including your own source code. ie - others
: can go to the trouble of compiling it and give it away for free / whatever.

	Good grief - after reading the discussion, the licences, talking
to several proponents, getting a a copyright lawyer to discuss
international patent law with me, asking a few people what the overall
implication and actual effects of RH doing what they are doing will be on
the OSS and GNU community.... the above seems to be ... well, it is
correct.

	And, RH seems to be ( it pains me to say) able to do what they are
doing. In fact...  I encourage them to proceed, because the benefits to
the community are obvious. They are not undermining the concept of
GNU/linux are they? 

Jack@!
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"The bracing excitement of an unknown,
create-as-you-go future"

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From: Jack McCaw <jmccaw2@metz.une.edu.au>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat,alt.os.linux.redhat,alt.linux.redhat,aus.computers.linux
Subject: Re: RedHat CEO says home users shouldn't use Linux
Date: 12 Nov 2003 13:22:13 GMT
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