On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 10:21:26PM +0200, Robert Wilhelm Land wrote: > Michael Cardenas wrote: > >Isn't it the downstream packager's job to take upstream and configure > >it in a usable way for most users? It seems that if the patches > >discussed earlier in this thread work, then whining about upstream > >attitudes is just an excuse for not applying them. > > What I just had read in computer magazin a few days ago was > that lindows uses the debian GPL system to in turn buld up > the commercial lindows OS and not providing they're code to the > community - thus giving offence to the GPL. > > No idea how this can be defeated in a long-term way. > > Michael - your message was meant as a joke - wasn't it?
If you're going to flame somebody, pick somebody better to flame. Michael's a Debian developer as well as a Lindows employee. Also, I'm reasonably sure Lindows aren't actually breaking the GPL, despite uninformed comments to the contrary. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
