Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Mar 2008 23:05 UTC, submitted by AdamW
The sixth pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring is here. This pre-release includes support for easy synchronization of Windows Mobile 5+, Blackberry and Nokia devices, the Codeina multimedia codec installation system, support for Radeon HD 3xxx series graphics cards, more improvements to the Mandriva software installation tools, the finalized 2008 Spring theme, a new metapackage for easily installing a complete LAMP setup, and available KDE 4.0.2. See here for download information.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Believe it or not, the suggestion to move Fedora to a different location comes up more often than you can imagine. This is completely impractical if you care about distributing in regions where software patents are indeed enforced and is not a long term solution since more and more regions are being forced by treaties to enforce similar laws.
The long term solution would be to eliminate the problem globally and there are many intermediate solutions been worked out including the following that Red Hat/Fedora participates in
http://www.redhat.com/legal/patent_policy.html
http://www.redhat.com/truthhappens/public_policy/
http://www.redhat.com/magazine/014dec05/features/oin/
Member since:2006-08-09
Believe it or not, the suggestion to move Fedora to a different location comes up more often than you can imagine.
Does the suggestion pop up at Red Hat HQ too?
I admit I wasn't entirely serious, well, a bit serious, but I try to be realistic.
However, I'm not sure if, what you suggest, too many regions will fall victim to patent aggression. With the present decline of American economic power comes a tendency, worldwide, to listen to US wishes just a little less.
(I hope you understand I've been looking in my magic crystal ball
.) Although, admittedly, in the software business North America is likely to stay a very important region.
In any case, here's to the final and cruel death of software patents!
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2006-08-09
Perhaps Mandriva would one day like to do some business in patently dark places such as the US?
I don't know, I'm not a lawyer, and I couldn't care less.
Would be a great idea BTW if Fedora would 'relocate' and become, officially, a distribution located in, say, Venezuela, or North Korea, or wherever those dumb patents don't apply.
Although I guess that this would require a 'move' of Red Hat as well. I'm not sure the shareholders are willing to go to Aruba or P'yongyang for every meeting.
Good fun though.