Re: [LI] Re: [ilug-blr] Re: Times of India articles

[Raj Mathur <raju@xxxxxxx>]

Depends on what they call ``open''.  If their open source license is
similar to Sun's Community Public License (i.e. not open source at
all), I don't see it affecting the Linux community very much except
indirectly.  On the other hand, if it's a real open source (free
software) license like the GPL, Artistic or BSD licenses, then I feel
there are a lot of goodies in Winduhs which can be incorporated into
any OS.  In that case we're likely to see a merger of technologies
across the two platforms, with Linux features getting into Winduhs and
Winduhs features into Linux, which is great since it promotes choice.

<RANT>
Sun's CPL and other such licenses should be boycotted at every
opportunity since they pay lip service to open source while only
protecting the authors' interests.  Since you cannot modify and
distribute software distributed under the CPL, and have to feed any
enhancements you make back to the author, it is only a clever trick to 
give the author a competetive advantage while taking freedom away from 
users and developers.  Beware of ``Open Source'' licenses which only
make the source code available without adhering to the spirit of
the free software movement. In other words, stay away from the people
who interpret the Free in Free Software as Free Beer, not Freedom.
</RANT>

-- Raju

>>>>> "Bilal" == Bilal Muddassir <noorh@xxxxxxx> writes:

    Bilal> If Microsoft loses its almost-lost antitrust trial against
    Bilal> the US government and is forced to open its source code for
    Bilal> the Windows OS, would be affect Linux OS in any way?
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