Open source, the most important implication of the GPL is that if you make changes to the source, they must be made freely available. This is the strength of the linux kernel and the reason people like IBM, etc use it on watches, and others use it on other embedded devices. It means development is much more efficient. If you aren't familiar with the GPL, you should read it (there should be about 1000 copies of it on your linux box) or go to http://www.gnu.org The bonobo-rizing of Star Office will be more ecxiting, as it will allow the embedding of all sorts of features into other applications. Buchan Mark Weaver wrote: > > Ok...maybe I'm being a little thick here, but what does that mean > exactly? Star Office being GPLed? I'm a little lost on this one...sorry. > > -- > Mark > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 > ** <_||_> in the making of this | > ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Sarang Lakare wrote: > > > Buchan said it all!.. hopefully it will be much faster now!.. and with it > > being GPLed.. people will be trying to make it afap! > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- |--------------------------------------------------------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.sun.ac.za/cae South Africas first satellite: http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------|
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