Shao Wu wrote: > Why not? The guys wants the source code to be opened so that he could > use his PCi card for a longer life span. It is not such a bad idea > given that people who want to continue to use those PCi cards could > enhance the software and perhaps makes Linux/BSD supports. Could be > fun weekend projects.
Open source and free software for many participants is about scratching an itch. If you let people scratch their itch by enabling them to support their old hardware, the effect is that they learn about the source code and the project. Hence, it makes sense to help people to work on projects important to them, even if Sun does not see immediate value in their work. This is a more forward looking, long-term focus, than a short-term one. Regards, Rob. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
