On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Sebastian Günther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Star Liu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [19.09.08 06:46]: >> I read a article about the IP issues among Microsoft, SCO, Novel Suse >> and the other Linux world yestorday. I felt quite angry about what >> Microsoft has done to Linux in order to keep its market in software. >> so i hope i can get more information about this. > > First of all, you should quote, which article you read. > Can't read your mind... I read it from a book in bookstore, so i cannot give the link of it.
>> 1. If Novel Suse is so obviously not friendly to free software world, >> why so many people still use it? does it mean people who use Suse do >> not have the spirit of free software? >> 2. I also know that Enterprise Edition of Red hat is not a free >> distribution, so does it mean Red hat do not have the spirit of free >> software? >> 3. Shall Debian follow the way of Red hat to have a nonfree enterprise >> edition? > > Before I can answer: what definition of freedom you use? Is it the DFSG > definition? I'm not very familar with DFSG, I simply think the freedom of software means if I use a software, I should have its source code and I'm free to modify the source code to create improved or new ones. > >> 4. Do Debian has the danger of IP lawsuits "created" by microsoft? >> >> > I would say no, and just because there is no money to get from Debian. > Remember this is just about money... If I install Debian for others and get money from it, then I should have the danger of IP lawsuits created by microsoft, right? what a joke! > > -- > " Religion ist das Opium des Volkes. " Karl Marx > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]@N GÜNTHER mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
