[rosedu-general] Drivere open-source pentru Linux de la Microsoft

[George Milescu]

2009/7/21 Razvan Deaconescu <razvan at anaconda.cs.pub.ro>:
> Intr-un context in care scrierea de produse open/free pe platforme
> non-free este privita negativ[1][2], cred ca merita ceva consideratie
> actul Microsoft.
>
> Razvan
>
> [1] http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html
> [2] http://www.fsf.org/news/dont-depend-on-mono

Au aparut si motivele pentru care Microsoft a decis sa scoata
driverele respective sub licenta GPL [3]:

"a network driver in Microsoft's Hyper-V uses open source components
licensed under the GPL. These components were statically linked to
closed-source binaries, which the GPL does not allow".

O schimbare de strategie? O noua viziune? O recunoastere a importantei
comunitatii Open-Source? Deloc. Doar vechea politica "Scopul scuza
mijloacele".

[3] http://www.osnews.com/story/21882/Microsoft_s_Linux_Kernel_Code_Drop_Result_of_GPL_Violation

-- 
George Milescu