On 18 Jun, Neil wrote:
> i wud really luv to se m$ releasing a MSLinux kinda thing... that way we cud
> end up with better linux development and more choice. m$ inspite of its bad
> trade practices does a lot to make computing easier for us and the linux
> community cud definately benefit from the research that has gone into m$
> products... also i don't think that it wud be easy for m$ to recapture the
> os market by just releasing m$ linux... it wud take a lot more than that..
> they just can't do with linux what they did with windows.. with windows they
> cud just add code and not tell anyone abt it... under linux they can't do
> this ... GPL ensures this...
>
> and the wise old man speaks...
> well in a way ure rite.. and in a way ure rong... what makes u think that M$linux
>wud be gpl??? M4 has been known 2 f*** us in the past... who nos... they mite do it
>again!!!
> and btw... M4 is not only known 4 bad trade practises... but bad s/w too.
They would definately make linux kernel modules GPL and any GPL
software modified by them as GPL
They have if they don't want law inforsers on there ass
<see GPL for details>
Though what they *can* do is make GPL software and linux modfication to
help there commercial packages go mainstream
That is what i am worried about
MS may not gain 99% market but it is going to pollute
free software environment. Already there is a kind of pollution
like
1) Free software is being made specifically linux in mind
We have gained a lot from BSD's ( TCP for one)
all the software we for linux can run on BSD if author has a
intent. Linux is not a solution for all problems. BSD has got a
very stable market share
2) Open source licsense like QPL and netscape license are very
commercial in nature. One should atleast read it once before
using
3) We should'nt fall for under grade commercial product just
because its from MS or SUN or IBM. We should try to find free
software solution
go to <www.freshmeat.net> <www.sourceforge.net>
They have info on free software mostly
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