Re:Red Hat cutting back RHEL source availability
by bubblethink on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @03:17PM
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>The comments there are insightful and actually make me think this is the right move
They are not. Maybe this is how the YC/VC crowd sees everything. Dollar went in, two dollars come out. Two points:
1) RHEL is not an island. It uses (and contributes) upstream.
2) They undercut the spirit, if not the letter, of GPL by forbidding customers from releasing the sources. Don't want derivatives ? Don't use copyleft free software. Can't have your cake and use it too.
They are not. Maybe this is how the YC/VC crowd sees everything. Dollar went in, two dollars come out. Two points:
1) RHEL is not an island. It uses (and contributes) upstream.
2) They undercut the spirit, if not the letter, of GPL by forbidding customers from releasing the sources. Don't want derivatives ? Don't use copyleft free software. Can't have your cake and use it too.