[Ilugc] Linux Future? An Assumption question
- From: siva@xxxxxxxxxxx (Sivasankar Chander)
- Date: Tue Mar 15 19:36:31 2005
I heard that Windows CE source code has been released.
The issue is not whether the source is visible - rather, the
issue is whether subsequent modifications are allowed, and
who owns the code and the subsequent modifications. If
it's all going to belong to the original owner (like most
'shared source' initiatives), there's no reason anybody is
going to waste their time and effort trying to improve it.
Very big difference from any piece of GPLed code, including
Linux. If I contribute a patch, I own the copyright to it under
the GPL.
There's no particular reason I can think of to even
browse through the allegedly 'released' Windows CE source.
OTOH, there's every reason to avoid looking at it altogether,
to preempt tainting GPLed code through subsequent contributions.
-Siva
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