LinMin announces proprietary provisioning for FOSS networks
Posted by: big bear
on March 26, 2008 01:54 PM
Linux is moving in a couple different directions.
When Linus first published his project lo those many years ago, he did not intend it to be a major business system. He was just trying to make and share something "cool".
There have been many references to this in articles, interviews, etc.
The GPL itself is geared to openness and sharing. again, not a revenue oriented license.
The problem is, while there is no problem I see with business using FOSS material and resources, it should use it as intended and quit trying to bend rules.
That is the "corporate" mentality which eventually screws everything up, because it justifies everything in money and revenue.
In my opinion, if a business is so concerned about making profit rather than participating in the project and getting to use a solid system at the same time, it should work within the existing framework or use software that is licensed more along with their desires.
There is a system already out there, at least 2 actually with licenses that will allow them to charge as they like in a proprietary model.
They don't need Linux and FOSS for that. They just want to be cheap and make everyone else change so they can make a nickel off other peoples work.
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LinMin announces proprietary provisioning for FOSS networks
Posted by: big bear on March 26, 2008 01:54 PMWhen Linus first published his project lo those many years ago, he did not intend it to be a major business system. He was just trying to make and share something "cool".
There have been many references to this in articles, interviews, etc.
The GPL itself is geared to openness and sharing. again, not a revenue oriented license.
The problem is, while there is no problem I see with business using FOSS material and resources, it should use it as intended and quit trying to bend rules.
That is the "corporate" mentality which eventually screws everything up, because it justifies everything in money and revenue.
In my opinion, if a business is so concerned about making profit rather than participating in the project and getting to use a solid system at the same time, it should work within the existing framework or use software that is licensed more along with their desires.
There is a system already out there, at least 2 actually with licenses that will allow them to charge as they like in a proprietary model.
They don't need Linux and FOSS for that. They just want to be cheap and make everyone else change so they can make a nickel off other peoples work.
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