Comments on: CNet open source commentator not knowing history http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/ GStreamer and Collabora news and more Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daeng Bo http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2108 Daeng Bo Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:49:50 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2108 "Until version 1.45, source code for Qt was released under the FreeQt license — which was viewed as not compliant with the open source principle by the Open Source Initiative and the free software definition by Free Software Foundation, because while the source was available it did not allow the redistribution of modified versions." “Until version 1.45, source code for Qt was released under the FreeQt license — which was viewed as not compliant with the open source principle by the Open Source Initiative and the free software definition by Free Software Foundation, because while the source was available it did not allow the redistribution of modified versions.”

]]> By: M. Bolton http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 M. Bolton Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:59:04 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2102 Asay gets more attention than he deserves. He's part of the wave of business hangers-on that showed up in the wake of Free Software's success in the mainstream. Also, I happened to notice that his blog is called "The Øpen Røad". I wonder if he's been bit by a møøse? Asay gets more attention than he deserves. He’s part of the wave of business hangers-on that showed up in the wake of Free Software’s success in the mainstream.

Also, I happened to notice that his blog is called “The Øpen Røad”. I wonder if he’s been bit by a møøse?

]]> By: Christian http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Christian Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:58:50 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2095 @Alex, Joe: I felt my last paragraph covered the pre-GPL story of Qt :) @stormy: no disagreement, but it is still a highly inaccurate statement from someone portending to be the open source expert at CNet @Alex, Joe: I felt my last paragraph covered the pre-GPL story of Qt :)

@stormy: no disagreement, but it is still a highly inaccurate statement from someone portending to be the open source expert at CNet

]]> By: stormy http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 stormy Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:05:30 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2093 You can charge for GPL software, http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney. However, it's really hard to get anyone to pay you for the software alone! You can charge for GPL software, http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney. However, it’s really hard to get anyone to pay you for the software alone!

]]> By: Chris Hubick http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 Chris Hubick Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:16:50 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2091 Matt is from Alfresco, which we use at work, and from my experience, they play a lot of word games and don't really Get It when it comes to Free Software and community. For all his trumpeting of Open Source and Alfresco, you can't get the source for stable point releases of Alfresco (only trunk). You can see plenty of their customers coming to this realization in the Alfresco Licensing forum: http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewforum.php?f=20 Matt is from Alfresco, which we use at work, and from my experience, they play a lot of word games and don’t really Get It when it comes to Free Software and community.

For all his trumpeting of Open Source and Alfresco, you can’t get the source for stable point releases of Alfresco (only trunk). You can see plenty of their customers coming to this realization in the Alfresco Licensing forum: http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewforum.php?f=20

]]> By: ozamosi http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 ozamosi Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:18:17 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2090 I love how two people have commented this blog post (that are approved), and neither of them have read the final paragraph… I love how two people have commented this blog post (that are approved), and neither of them have read the final paragraph…

]]> By: Joe Buck http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Joe Buck Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:37:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2088 Yes, it's a reference to the old QPL situation, where TrollTech said that people using the GPL could use their code, which KDE did, despite the fact that combining QPL and GPL code violates the GPL. So Matt Asay is closer to right about the history than Christian is, even if he botches it. Yes, it’s a reference to the old QPL situation, where TrollTech said that people using the GPL could use their code, which KDE did, despite the fact that combining QPL and GPL code violates the GPL. So Matt Asay is closer to right about the history than Christian is, even if he botches it.

]]> By: Alex http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2008/12/29/cnet-open-source-commentator-not-knowing-history/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 Alex Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:21:31 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/?p=939#comment-2087 The original author may also be mixing elements of the old QPL situation in there. The original author may also be mixing elements of the old QPL situation in there.

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