UNIX admin wrote: >>So... are you saying we're not growing fast enough >>for you? What if >>GPLv3 helps win more people over? I'm confusd as to >>what you're trying >>to say. >> >> > >Yes, but what kind of people? The kind that roams Linux freely, their "code" >barely passing the ./configure phase between one Linux distro and another? > >Is that the kind of "expertise" that Sun is hoping to attract? Did you happen >to look at the lack of engineering and chaos coming from the people at the >very heart of the Linux kernel? Those are the Linux elite. And they're poor >coders. Also, in my belief, releasing their poorly designed (or not designed) >code to the general public does not suddenly make them good coders. > > > Good point - there is huge difference between the Linux way and the Solaris way. Solaris has built its reputation on engineering excellence and innovation. Open Solaris must preserve that philosophy if it is to retain it unique identity.
Maybe - because we aren't lawyers - we should look more at the engineering philosophys behind the various license camps and ask whether they are appropriate for Open Solaris. Then at least we would be commenting on something we are qualified to. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
