[nycbug-talk] wasabi

[Charles Sprickman]

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Yusuke Shinyama wrote:

> Sadly they're called "a new FUD angle" in LWN...
> http://lwn.net/Articles/168497/
>
> (I think the LWN guys are too hostile.
> It seems the site becomes increasingly more slashdottish recently.)

One of the more entertaining comments:

"Besides, if people making a $10 mouse can throw in a mini-CD full of 
documentation, it can't be hard to include a source code CD with your 
television, lawnmower or other Linux embedded device."

I think some of these "Linux/GPL everywhere" nutjobs really do think that 
more than 10 people would be interested in getting source code for their 
televisions.  I would imagine it would cost the television manufacturers 
more to answer all the support calls from people trying to "install the 
software that came with their tv" than it would to FedEx the few folks 
that want the code a copy on cd...

C

> Yusuke
>
> pete wright <nomadlogic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> since we are throwing links around today:
>>
>> http://www.wasabisystems.com/gpl/index.html
>>
>> probably one of the best written explanations regarding GPL's impact
>> from a business perspective IMO.
>>
>> -pete
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