Misusing open source in a good cause
But mass familiarity is not open source. The idea of mass hacking of life forms, as akin to the exchange of code within open source projects, is a non-starter.
But mass familiarity is not open source. The idea of mass hacking of life forms, as akin to the exchange of code within open source projects, is a non-starter.
It was only a matter of time. Commercial software providers, including Microsoft, that have so far been steadfast in their resolve to preserve at least some of their old business models, are finding that the open standards card that they've so cunningly played as a part of those models could now have turned out to be a deal with the devil.
If your open source company is willing to admit Microsoft owns Linux, acknowledge the legitimacy of its proprietary standards, and put "whatever Microsoft wants" at the center of all your business plans, then Microsoft will let you live in its world.
It's official. Despite some saying it couldn't be done, not only is Sun open sourcing Java, it's doing it under version 2 of the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License (GPLv2) using an FSF-endorsed footnote known as the "classpath exception.
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Sun is set to put its weight squarely behind the Free Software Foundation and GPLv3 by releasing Solaris and Java under the new license when it comes out later this year. Is this an altruistic move designed solely to satisfy the wishes of a vocal developer community, or a tactical move designed to give Solaris a desperately needed ally in the fight against Linux? And what will this new partnership mean for open source pragmatists like Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds?
Think of something other than software that would benefit from open source ideas, and that could be organized to meet that challenge. Get back to me.
Open source has comprehensively changed the world of software. RISC-V wants to do the same for processors.