On Mar 25, 2009, at 2:43 PM, Mark Post wrote:
Why? Almost every Linux distribution has made exceptions to their own rules. Just look at Java. Up until recently, it was not open source, but it gets included anyway. As far as Slack/390 goes, that was my project, and although I didn't like the situation at the time, I wasn't going to have a philosophical meltdown over it. If it hadn't been for the cooperation IBM received, the open source proponents inside of IBM would never have gotten the code released. Sometimes compromise and patience win in the end. It certainly did this time.
"Almost." I find Debian's insistence on license purity admirable from one standpoint, but irritating from several others. Adam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
