Re: [gentoo-user] Debian forked, because of systemd brouhaha

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Sunday 30 Nov 2014 13:13:02 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2014 13:01:33 +0000, Mick wrote:
> > Nevertheless, I support moving away from a RHL sponsored
> > monolithic binary and hopefully if not today it will happen eventually.
> 
> systemd isn't monolithic so I can only assume you are referring to the
> Linux kernel here :)

I was actually referring to the systemd takeover.  I know currently the 
incursion is in userspace, but soon enough I would expect them to try it on 
the kernel too.  ;-)

> Red Hat open source everything, so while they can pay for the development
> of the code, they can never own it. Yes, their money gives them control
> of what is and is not developed by those they are paying, but it gives
> them neither exclusive rights to code nor the right to exclude code.

Sure, but by applying Microsoft's monopolistic lessons they can have us all in 
a stranglehold before you know it:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish

 :-p

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Regards,
Mick

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