OK.... I'd better wrap this discussion up before taking up anyone else's time on the forum. I understand there are questions pertaining to hardware or just plainly more important questions than these.
Apparently, as much as I like using OpenSolaris, without the ability to completely change the GPL components to where they're dwindled to simply coreutils and a LILO bootloader or something miniature in respect to the whole of the OS (let's face it, with GRUB and GNOME in OpenSolaris, that comprises a huge chunk!) OpenSolaris needs to be worked on in this respect. It is at least my opinion that the site should state affiliation with these programs in relation to the GPL, before stating it as CDDL to anyone looking to click the download link. As a result, since I now understand the workings of the GPL and all its nastiness, if you will, I'm sorry to state I most likely will quit using OpenSolaris in the short time I've tried it. I find it wrong that the GPL can "conquer" other programs by injecting into programs, infecting the software that was once good under a different license. Why can't other licenses do the same? Obviously, strong legal backing as you all have kindly expl ained. I'm looking for a relatively GPL-free OS to run and possibly work on. I appreciate all the time and effort put forth, including giving solid reasoning for why the GNOME interface/desktop environment cannot be respun without the GPL. Thank you for being open and informative. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
