Re: Re: Viability of Linux companies

[Arun <am_in_00@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Thanks to the advocacy by the GNU people. One could argue that you should
> just shut up and write code to push your ideology. But the numbers speak
> for themselves.

	GNU has got a philosophy and politics with it. 
Dont forget that.


> > If you want to influence change, I'd suggest that it be done where it has the 
> 
> At that point Linux becomes irrelevant. Linux, the partially GPL'ed OS 
> would be dead. But many of the values that we refer to as "Linux"
> will still be alive in whatever the new OS is called.

	In your dreams Arun ;-)


> > However, if Linus or Alan would "see the light", then it *would* make
> > a difference. So why not lobby in the places where it would make the
> > most difference?
> 
> The thing about GPL is, it makes the developer powerless. 

	Your interpretation.

> Even if Linus
> and Alan changed their mind, they don't have a GPL free OS that can do
> anything meaningful, because they didn't write all the drivers.

	Are you suggesting that these people were forced into a 'GPL trap' ? 
They could have used a BSD style license for their project, who forced them ?


Arun.