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From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co>
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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > I'm concerned about the SNR in hackers, but I just couldn't resist
> > asking if someone was aware and acting on this
> >       http://www.sco.com/udi/
> 
> Yes, we're aware of it.  What is there to act on?
> 
Mail the key actors and ask for a prerelease to work on it.


> > It will be ported for Linux and distributed as freeware, as far as SCO
> > knows...
> 
> There is pressure for Intel to include a Linux implementation as part
> of the deliverables for UDI.  As such, it may be contaminated by the
> GPL.
>

It WILL be ported, as an SCO announce says. 
A GPL is inconvenient because companies won't want to be forced to
distribute source code of a key part with the OS. GPL was designed to
live only with GPL and I don't think Compaq, IBM and SUN will accept it.
We must start pressing for a BSD-like license here.
OTOH the Open Group is already understanding ...

	Pedro.


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