On 8/20/05, michael wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it really does not make any difference about all the fine points about if it > is GPL or CDDL. the bottom line is that opensource devlopers and users want > their software to be GPL. if it is not then these people will be turned off > by opensolaris. opensolaris would benefit greatly from having a GPL license. > i believe in fact that most people that are using opensolaris start to > customize their system to have as much gnu software as possible and be as > easy to build programs as it is under linux. gnu software under opensolaris > is like a 2rd thought as it shows up in /opt/sfw instead of /usr/local .... > under linux gnu software is the esssential ingredient that allows programming > tools to exist. >
No, *some* users and developers want their software to be GPL. And just as those users will be turned off by OpenSolaris because it is not, there will be many that will be turned off if it becomes GPL. Additionally, your implication that OpenSolaris cannot use or benefit from GPL tools or programs is false. Not all GNU software shows up under /opt/sfw. Some shows up under /usr/sfw or other places. Some of that GNU software is integrated by default into the system, hardly as a "second thought". The great thing about OpenSolaris is that GNU is not an essential ingredient because SUN is already providing so much. It's a nice addition, but certainly not required. > in conclusion opensolaris is a fine OS as is Bsd and Linux but making > opensolaris GPL would make it more attractive for the opensource community. > It would make it more attractive those developers that actually care about the license, or are GPL zealots. The majority of users don't care what license a program is under. They just like good software. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
