Thank you for the comments, JM. On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 13:32 +0800, JM Ibanez wrote: > On 2/16/06, Dominique Cimafranca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is also a kind of license which governs the use of > > software so as to guarantee these freedoms. > > Just to nitpick-- open source per se isn't a license, but is rather > made possible through several different licenses conforming to the > above mentioned criteria/freedoms.
Most astute. I was thinking of a way to phrase this properly. This was the best that I could think of, "as a kind of license." I think we use unconsciously mean this whenever we say "open source." I also added immediately after that sentence that there are several licenses which conform to the open source definition. So I might ask: how would you rephrase the section? > Also, why not point out the difference between "Free Software" (FSF, > Stallman, et.al) and "Open Source" (OSF, et.al)? At least point out > the philosophical difference maybe? > > (I'm thinking however that the difference isn't that important to > journalists, but it helps if they can differentiate the two) I think this philosophical difference will confuse people who are new to open source. That's why I chose not to address it in the primer. > Point out where Linux is currently deployed, and future developments: > > *) The TiVo runs Linux > http://www.tivo.com/linux/linux.asp > > *) Sony's next generation console, the PlayStation 3, will run Linux > http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/09/kutaragi-confirms-ps3-hdd-will-be-add-on-and-will-run-linux/ > http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-15015-2091-4-4-x > > *) PalmSource has recently announced that it will use Linux > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1737802,00.asp > http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2139110/palmsource-linux-phone-promised I'll have to forgo this section. The primer is meant to be something more or less static, containing the essential information. The info above should go into the recent news section (of which there will be) which changes from month to month. > > 3) What is a Linux distribution? > > Add that some distros do not need to be installed (LiveCDs). > Good point, thanks. How does this sound: "LiveCDs are a special category of Linux distribution. They are specially customized so as to boot from a single CD or USB flash drive and operate without installation of the operating system to hard disk." > HTH > Indeed it did. Thanks for the feedback, JM. -- Dominique Gerald M. Cimafranca http://villageidiotsavant.blogspot.com Dumaguete City _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
