Re: [TCLUG:18038] Where is Cygnus now? (was Re: [TCLUG:17968] Debian error)

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

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From: John R. Sheets <dusk@ravendusk.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:18038] Where is Cygnus now? (was Re: [TCLUG:17968]
Debian error)


> On Tuesday, May 23, 2000, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net> wrote:
> >
> > They can't close of the existing or derived code of gcc - unless they
get
> > the copyright from FSF.
>
> Right, and I'm sure Stallman will hand it right over as soon as Redhat
> signs him onto their payroll.  I think you're overreacting a little...

Perhaps the "Not very likely" was a bit tough to understand.  I say again -
I don't think that is very likely.

>
> > I don't want to turn this into a conspiracy theory - but it does bother
me
> > that something that did not seem impossible before has suddenly become
more
> > so.
>
> Huh?  Become more impossible?  Or become more not impossible?  You
> aren't giving the open source community very much credit here.

Become more possible.  It has nothing to do with the opensource movement.  I
am sure that will chug along just fine.  I am concerned that commercial
interests may guide Linux so far as to remove it from the hands of netizens.
I don't want to see, Redhat == Linux and Redhat == Commercial Interests.
Already many newbies and the press equate Linux with Redhat.

This was not supposed to explode into some big banter - it was just a brain
leak.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net