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OSDLab Gets New Sponsors, New Projects

Posted by Hemos on from the making-things-better dept.

quakeaddict wrote to us with the news that Open Source Development Lab has gotten two (initial) new projects approved. The first is dedicated to increasing Linux TCP/IP concurrent support from 20,000 to more than 40,000 connections, while the second is focused on scaling Linux to support applications running on 16- and 64-way systems. The wire story is out now with more details.

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  1. Steps that IBM is taking... by alexhmit01 · · Score: 5

    Corporate Policy. For example, IBM could develop an extended version of Linux and not give it to the community. If they were to extend Linux, and include the source with the software, then there is no need to provide source code to third parties. IBM could include it with their big iron, and someone would have to buy one of the machines to distribute the code under the GPL.

    IBM is making it their corporate policy to be good citizens, those are the steps.

    Also, keep in mind the difference between open source and Free Software. The GPL guarantees Free Software, respecting the rights of the users enumerated in the GPL. Open Source is a different animal. Open Source are collaborative projects that many people can submit patches to, that is a different animal. The GNU project is not an open source project, the FSF owns all the copyrights and only accepts patches that are signed over.

    Remember what people mean when they say open source on Slashdot, it isn't merely enough to sell stuff under the GPL, to /. open source means downloadable from the corporate site (with ISO if a distribution), a web site with development information, CVS, etc., etc., etc.

  2. Re:Not hiring developers yet.... by darksmurf · · Score: 5

    Correct, only sysadmin postitions for the time being.

    We actualy plan to do as much as possible via remote/ssh but there is a definite need to have the people be local because of the amount of hardware adjustments we anticipate.

    For the most part, OS install and refresh will be automated (give us time, we just opened;)

    The build boxes (kernel compile on these boxes is fun) are ready for the developers. So the only thing we are waiting on as of today is for the projects that have been approved to say: "ok, we are ready, can we have our login access now?"

    -Nathan
    Open Source Development Lab

  3. Re:fact-bending... by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4
    Well, I was the one answering the reporter in this case, I think. And I said that Sun was much closer to Open Source than Microsoft. They have Linux on SPARC and they actually support it on Cobalt Micro systems, and they have freed OpenOffice, although they still have some big hurdles like Java licensing to jump over.

    Of course, you always lose something in translation.

    Certainly Sun would be welcome to participate in OSDL and Linux and Open Source in general.

    Thanks

    Bruce

    --
    Bruce Perens.