Re: [SLUG] Novell deal coming to a head with FSF

From: Robert Snyder (robertsnyder@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 03 2007 - 22:41:00 EST


On 2/3/07, Rich Morgan <rmorgan@heavysystems.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, February 3, 2007 4:37 pm, David R. Meyer wrote:
> > /_*According to Linux-Watch*_/
> > "But, as FSF founder Richard M. Stallman himself has said, the
> > Novell/Microsoft patent agreement _is not in violation of the GPL
> > version 2_ <http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS3940699940.html>."
> >
> > So what this REALLY is about is crafting GPL3 to screw this
> > relationship...at least it is if I'm understanding it correctly.
>
> It's not about "screwing" anyone. It's about preventing users like you
> and me from getting screwed. Besides, Linus doesn't want to adopt GPLv3
> for the kernel but with the FSF controlling things like coreutils, it
> could force Novell to fork those projects, from what I understand.
>
> Interesting developments...

Which mean more fragments in linux. Which is the last thing we need .

v/r,
> Rich Morgan
> OpenAddict.com
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