Re: RH and GNOME
> Changing licenses is not a concern. RedHat is Linux based and likes the
> GPL. It means that they are getting loads of software free and getting
> other people to debug most of it. Same reason we like the GPL (and
> other DFSG things).
>
> However consider HTML. It is a standard from W3org. However both
> Netscape and M$ have added pieces to it. HTML is still a free thing,
> however its direction is controlled by corporate forces. You can choose
> not to use a M$ extension, but then everyone else uses it and you look
> out of touch, behind the times.
>
> This is my concern with projects like GNOME. I am sure that RH will not
> do this. However, I do see it with E and others. Sure its free, but I
> can not influence its development (to a degree). That is why I would
> like GNOME to be a less sponsored thing. It does not even *look* like a
> corp can control it then.
Shaleh is taking the inside (more conservative) line, while I'm holding
the outside...
But instead of scoffing, think about what he says, and even to a degree,
what I say. I admit that much of what I say seems a bit paranoid, but it
comes from observations. It's the same analytical sense I use when playing
chess.
-Kysh
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