[ossig] Re: [myoss] BusinessWeek: Relicense Linux under the BSD

[tai <tai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Dinesh Nair wrote:

> http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2004/tc20040813_1107_tc120.htm
> 
> BusinessWeek is saying it. don't shoot the messenger. ;)

	*snort*  You just like provoking folks! *-)  Without reading the 
article, I already know its full of crap.  Now I'll have to go wade through 
it and smack it down 8-(

	It's very easy to see why they would like Linux to be relicensed 
bsd style, but it would never happen.  The reason linux is linux, is 
partially because of the GPL.  Already, Cisco and other companies have felt 
the power of the GPL when they released products based on linux without 
source.  Now that Linux is here to stay, and is not a fringe OS any more, 
people who want to negotiate will have to meet it on its terms.

	BSD works very well, especially if you're pro business[1].  GPL
works better, if you're pro freedom (for the end user).  And when you
empower the end user...

-Tai
[1]  Especially if you want to steal code, and very good code at that.
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