We already introduced Dell's new laptop wonder, the Z600, to you earlier this week. What makes this laptop special is that it contains a small ARM motherboard which runs a special version of openSUSE Linux, allowing for instant access to basic functionality like checking email, browsing the web, and playing multimedia files. What's news, at least for OSNews, is that research from Dell has shown that people spent 70% of their time in the Linux environment.
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Member since:2005-12-02
I have looked it up, repeatedly over the years. The MIT license is also known as the X11 license, and is on the list of software compatible with the GNU GPL. You referenced the licenses that were incompatible with the GNU GPL, which is the ones they get mad at you for using. At least that is the portion of the page your link took me to.
Member since:2005-07-06
Member since:2009-08-26
RMS is the least tolerant person in the software world.
He is the guy that won't do an interview unless Linux is referred to as GNU/Linux.
He believes that creating proprietary software is a criminal act.
If he had his way he would ban every license except the GPL. The LGPL only exists out of political necessity. RMS has even written an essay on why you shouldn't use it for new libraries.
Member since:2005-07-06
In my conversations with RMS, he has been a very very tolerant person actually. Like I said he has recommended other licenses such as MIT on occasions before. He has certain principles but he has historically been a very pragmatic person.
I know that is not the image you get if you don't deal with him personally but don't judge people before you really get to know them
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2005-07-06
Sorry, that's not the case either. It is just a repeated myth. They have several FSF/GNU software licensed under LGPL or more permissive licenses. RMS himself recommended using MIT license for the Ogg codecs reference implementation. Look it up.