[Nottingham] Linux turns 25 -- corporate contributors now key to its future

[Neal Ponton]

Just had to look up fuchsia. 
Was also reading about Intel's version of Linux yesterday. It's called 'Clear Linux' and is very minimal, designed to have containers bolted onto it, like CoreOS. I've just had a better look at that, too, and it seems Intel are using the Creative Commons license. Not sure if that's more or less gooder than the GPL or what? 
Everybody seems to want a piece. 
Neal. 


28. Aug 2016 23:02 by nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk:


> On 26 August 2016 at 18:59, Martin via Nottingham <> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> > wrote:
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>> Is the GPLv2 strong enough?...
>>
> It had better be, after the FSF's machinations there is no way Linux will be moving to v3.
> Even Bradley Kuhn was annoyed with the backroom strong-arming that was attempted (and said as much in an episode of FAIF).
>
> As it stands though, I don't think the license really matters. LT and GKH seems to be pursuing a BSD-style "do not sue, work with; slowly, slowly catchy monkey" policy. And I think it's working by-and-large. Although anyone developer could press the big red button (as with EMC in Germany, the case is apparently going to appeal).
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> The bigger question for me is, what will Fuchsia bring? It's more MIT/BSD-based. Will corporates jump-ship to that so they never need to give back, or will they realise that cooperation is actually the way forward?
>
> J.
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