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Where UnitedLinux Got It Wrong

Posted by michael on from the ransom-love-might-have-something-to-do-with-it dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "A story on NewsForge [ed. note: part of the keiretsu] suggests that the lack of binaries for UnitedLinux shows disrespect to the community which created most of the software. The author suggests a better way for handling the business problems that a lack of binaries is supposed to solve. Some particularly clueless reader comments say that UnitedLinux has no responsibility to cooperate with the community. The thought that UnitedLinux won't even offer a development distribution to the community does not sit well with me."

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  1. Re:I demand a boycott! by nomadic · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're forgetting (3) theaters that DO show Star Wars EP2 in a digital format, because the distribution company is part of the MPAA.

    Hmmm, I suddenly have the urge to go buy some RIAA- and MPAA-affiliated DVDs and CDs. I think I'll use Amazon's patented one-click technology to do it.

  2. What does it matter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is like the maiden voyage of the titanic.

    No, its worse. You know its going to sink to the bottom.

    So don't get upset, its irrelevant.

  3. Re:Repeating Caldera's mistake by peterdaly · · Score: 3, Funny

    AC Wrote:
    The others, by cutting off the community, also cut off a future pool of admins and consultants--who is going to administer their "United Linux" systems?
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    Well, duh. The displaced SCO admins who have kept up with the times. Caldera aleady has mindshare with them...both of them. Why else you you think they bought SCO?

    -Pete

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  4. Re:Binaries and GPL by Grax · · Score: 5, Funny

    So lets release Untied Linux and use only the GPL'd content.

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