On 10-11-23 07:27 PM, Paul B. wrote: > Another corporate acquisition that "Bodes Ill for Linux".
I don't see what the big deal is. Let's not forget where Linux came from, UNIX. UNIX was created and licenced by AT&T (back before it was broken up). But what AT&T did was give it to universities for free. Not being a good OS, the computer geeks at the universities made improvements and share them among themselves. Then AT&T took their code, placed it in their product and sold it to businesses, _without giving any credit to the universities_ (and certainly not any money). The geeks thought enough is enough and create GNU. The rest is history. I don't see why everyone is so worried about Microsoft; the open-software community has already taken on the phone company and won. Why are things different this time around? -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS. _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
