Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Scott Preece
On 5/23/07, Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Alan Cox wrote: >> Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make >> their modifications public. > > They do for the kernel - they produce an "appliance". Ah, I stand corrected. >> WRT the Linux kernel, Google is

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Francois Romieu
Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Alan Cox wrote: [...] > >They've quietly fed little bits back now and then but not made a big song > >and dance about it. Hopefully with Andrew there and the like more will > >occur. > > Strange that the NIC and SATA driver bits never seem to be among those >

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Jeff Garzik
Alan Cox wrote: Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. They do for the kernel - they produce an "appliance". Ah, I stand corrected. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source company. They've quietly fed little

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Alan Cox
> Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make > their modifications public. They do for the kernel - they produce an "appliance". > WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source company. They've quietly fed little bits back now and then but not made a

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Jeff Garzik
Chris Malton wrote: And where, may I ask, does one find the source of Google's modified kernel? (At least, the unmodified bits!) Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source

[Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Chris Malton
And copy to the list... --- Begin Message --- And where, may I ask, does one find the source of Google's modified kernel? (At least, the unmodified bits!) Chris Matti Aarnio wrote: On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 04:50:35PM +0200, Diego Calleja wrote: El Wed, 23 May 2007 16:23:44 +0200, Gergo

[Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Chris Malton
And copy to the list... ---BeginMessage--- And where, may I ask, does one find the source of Google's modified kernel? (At least, the unmodified bits!) Chris Matti Aarnio wrote: On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 04:50:35PM +0200, Diego Calleja wrote: El Wed, 23 May 2007 16:23:44 +0200, Gergo

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Jeff Garzik
Chris Malton wrote: And where, may I ask, does one find the source of Google's modified kernel? (At least, the unmodified bits!) Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Alan Cox
Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. They do for the kernel - they produce an appliance. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source company. They've quietly fed little bits back now and then but not made a big

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Jeff Garzik
Alan Cox wrote: Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. They do for the kernel - they produce an appliance. Ah, I stand corrected. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a closed source company. They've quietly fed little

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Francois Romieu
Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Alan Cox wrote: [...] They've quietly fed little bits back now and then but not made a big song and dance about it. Hopefully with Andrew there and the like more will occur. Strange that the NIC and SATA driver bits never seem to be among those little

Re: [Fwd: Re: Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?]

2007-05-23 Thread Scott Preece
On 5/23/07, Jeff Garzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alan Cox wrote: Google does not distribute their software, so they do not have to make their modifications public. They do for the kernel - they produce an appliance. Ah, I stand corrected. WRT the Linux kernel, Google is essentially a