Thursday, November 15, 2007
Unethical Open Source
It is one thing to embrace open source, it is another to support a software vendor with unethical behavior...
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Have you ever heard of CentOS? They distribute an enterprise-class Linux version that isn't based on contribution, but on the notion of theft. If you visit their home page, you may notice on their home page the following phrase:
I am normally not in support of legal action, but in this scenario the lawyers from RedHat should rip them a new one...
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| | View blog reactionsHave you ever heard of CentOS? They distribute an enterprise-class Linux version that isn't based on contribution, but on the notion of theft. If you visit their home page, you may notice on their home page the following phrase:
- CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.
I am normally not in support of legal action, but in this scenario the lawyers from RedHat should rip them a new one...