On 3 May 2001, Florin Andrei wrote:
>=20
>=20
> Campania Microsoft impotriva Open Source si-a luat zborul, dind greoi si
> apocaliptic din aripile-i de liliac...
kool
de cand astept...
>=20
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/craig/05-03sharedsource.asp
>=20
> <quote>
> The OSS development model leads to a strong possibility of unhealthy
> "forking" of a code base, resulting in the development of multiple
> incompatible versions of programs, weakened interoperability, product
> instability, and hindering businesses=FF ability to strategically plan fo=
r
> the future. Furthermore, it has inherent security risks and can force
> intellectual property into the public domain.
este un punct de vedere si asta.
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> Some of the most successful OSS technology is licensed under the GNU
> General Public License or GPL. The GPL mandates that any software that
> incorporates source code already licensed under the GPL will itself
> become subject to the GPL. When the resulting software product is
> distributed, its creator must make the entire source code base freely
> available to everyone, at no additional charge. This viral aspect of the
> GPL poses a threat to the intellectual property of any organization
> making use of it. It also fundamentally undermines the independent
> commercial software sector because it effectively makes it impossible to
> distribute software on a basis where recipients pay for the product
> rather than just the cost of distribution.
aici au dreptate
so ?
ce e nou in asta?
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Mihai RUSU
RoEduNet Network Engineer
"... and what if this is as good as it gets ?"
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