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RedHat Starts "Open Source Now" Fund

Posted by Hemos on Wednesday August 13, 2003 @07:06AM from the fight-for-the-right-to-code dept.

celston23 writes "According to this article (near bottom), RedHat is intending to use their Open Source Now Fund to support open-source (GPL) developers who are sued for copyright infringement. Might be used during the SCO legal battle."

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Is that Open Source? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-13 07:09 · Score: -1, Troll

Or the stupid GPL?
Open Source policy by The+Old+Burke · 2003-08-13 07:11 · Score: 1, Troll

Does not this defeats the whole purpose of Open Source?
I mean, if you need a fund for raising money for a OS that was initially meant to be free how is it free anymore when someone have to cash out in order to keep it from being sued into oblivion?

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Re:Would you like to open my source? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-13 07:11 · Score: -1, Troll

Shut up, Martincock.
FUCK THIS BULLSHIT. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-13 07:14 · Score: -1, Troll

Comprende, Capitan?
-1 TROLL, -1 TROLL by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-13 07:19 · Score: -1, Troll

OMG OMG
Lame by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-13 07:19 · Score: -1, Troll

If you tools would get JOBS, you wouldn't need to beg on the streets for money...