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Re: How long is linux going to be free ?



On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 08:06:08AM -0800, adit y wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just loaded OpenBSD and Debian Linux onto my laptop.

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> 
> I am not talking about debian in particular but linux
> in general
> 
> 1. How long is it going to be free ?

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forever.

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> 2. Is there any possibility of this becoming a
> copyrighted software in future ? ( i mean   some
> company taking over and saying that only i am the
> owner and only i can make modifications)
>

it's already copyrighted (by linus_t) under the gpl,
i believe.

cf:

http://grouchy.cs.indiana.edu/usr/local/www/linux/gs/section2.6.1.html

http://www.linux.org/info/gnu.html

kthxbye.

b.

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