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

2007-05-23 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On May 23 2007 19:57, Jan Engelhardt wrote: >> >>> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >>> >>> There you will notice that use of Linux KERNEL does not mean that >>> your must publish sources for your proprietary application, or to >>> make it easy for somebody to make a distribution

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 essent

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 bi

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 com

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

2007-05-23 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On May 23 2007 20:00, Gergo Szakal wrote: > >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> >> There you will notice that use of Linux KERNEL does not mean that >> your must publish sources for your proprietary application, or to >> make it easy for somebody to make a distribution competet

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

2007-05-23 Thread Gergo Szakal
On Wed, 23 May 2007 19:52:20 +0300 Matti Aarnio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > There you will notice that use of Linux KERNEL does not mean that > your must publish sources for your proprietary application, or to > make it easy for somebody to m

[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 Sz

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

2007-05-23 Thread Matti Aarnio
On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 04:50:35PM +0200, Diego Calleja wrote: > El Wed, 23 May 2007 16:23:44 +0200, Gergo Szakal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > Greetings to all list-members! > > > > Recently I have read that Google are selling enterprise hardware that > > is running a modified version of t

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

2007-05-23 Thread Diego Calleja
El Wed, 23 May 2007 16:23:44 +0200, Gergo Szakal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Greetings to all list-members! > > Recently I have read that Google are selling enterprise hardware that > is running a modified version of the Linuk kernel [1]. I decided to ask > them whether the source is availabl

Google are using linux kernel - what do you know about the source?

2007-05-23 Thread Gergo Szakal
Greetings to all list-members! Recently I have read that Google are selling enterprise hardware that is running a modified version of the Linuk kernel [1]. I decided to ask them whether the source is available. I did this via the question form they offered. Their officer told me that the source i