Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 00:23:40 -0500 (EST) From: Pat Lynch <lynch@rush.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Guess we've lost the server market too...? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903060023000.506-100000@bytor.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990304170339.0404c800@localhost>
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The point is this : we can gain technical insights on IBM hardware (rs/6k)
from GPLed drivers, we've already done it. -Pat
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Pat Lynch lynch@rush.net
Systems Administrator Rush Networking
"Wow, everyone looks different in Real Life (tm)"-
Nathan Dorfman meeting people at FUNY
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On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 10:16 AM 3/4/99 -0500, Christopher Masto wrote:
>
> >As for the other interpretation of your comment, there is a very
> >_positive_ aspect of Linux running on IBM computers that I'm sure some
> >people would prefer not to admit. Linux is GPLed software. If IBM
> >has to change Linux to work with their hardware, they have to publish
> >the source code. This means that we will have access to it.
>
> No can do. If you use the GPLed source, you're creating a derivative
> work that must also be GPLed.
>
> >This whole attitude that we can't coexist peacefully with Linux is
> >annoying.
>
> Unfortunately, that's the attitude of those promoting and developing Linux.
>
> --Brett
>
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