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Bacteria ( bacteriostat@lemmy.one )  to Free and Open Source Software · 3 years ago

Rocky Linux Shares How They May Continue To Obtain The RHEL Source Code

www.phoronix.com

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Rocky Linux Shares How They May Continue To Obtain The RHEL Source Code

www.phoronix.com

Bacteria ( bacteriostat@lemmy.one )  to Free and Open Source Software · 3 years ago
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  • KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX ( KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@beehaw.org ) 
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    Why is RedHat even bothering to do this shit in the first place though?

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      As with everything if you don’t know why it is probably money

      • DrWeevilJammer ( DrWeevilJammer@lm.rdbt.no ) 
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        I.E. Daddy IBM wants more

    • Drew Got No Clue ( ndr@beehaw.org ) 
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      They think having downstream distros that repackage their software without adding anything is useless, and they want more customers. I get it, but meh.

      Also, it doesn’t help that they communicated it poorly making it sound worse than it actually is.

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  • flatbield ( furrowsofar@beehaw.org ) 
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    Frankly this is why GPL and LGPL are so important. So for those that have wondered why GPL and LGPL are written like it is, this is why.

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