On 01/25/04 James Harlow wrote: > > "Gentoo Linux will never depend upon a piece of software unless > > it conforms to the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser > > General Public License or some other license approved by the > > Open Source Initiative (OSI.)" -- > > http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/contract.xml > > > > I think we can cross Preforce/Bitkeeper off the list based on that. > > Both p4 and BK can export to open-source formats, like CVS. The fact > that some kernel developers (like linus) use bk, and other developers > don't have to, suggests that Gentoo could do the same thing.
Does the kernel have a social contract ? I'm not really biased to any of the options, but the discussion about moving the forums from phpBB to a commercial product should be considered in the decision as I expect the user reactions will be simlilar. Marius -- Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better.
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