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Businessweek Recommends License Switch for Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thinking-about-the-big-picture dept.

MadFarmAnimalz writes "BusinessWeek has an article about the perceived threat of patents to linux, citing the SCO case, the opening of OSRM, and the Munich situation as evidence for the veracity of their conclusion that Linux isn't safe. Their solution? Relicense to the BSD license or the Mozilla license. On a positive note, the article's author does link to RMS' article Why Software Should Not Have Owners; good to see Stallman being quoted and linked to in a publication Like BusinessWeek."

2 of 548 comments (clear)

  1. Leave me alone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have written code for Linux and I decided to put it under the GPL. Get over it. I won't change it. I feel that the GPL gives me the kind of protection I want to have. BSD license would mean that scum like SCO can abuse my code. I am sure they would love that but it won't happen. So you stupid reporters and lawyers can as well stop argueing about license switches BECAUSE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. Go away.

  2. License Change by EinarH · · Score: 5, Informative

    Groklaw had an article about this some days ago, there are tons of discussion there why a license change;
    1. Would be stupid.
    2. Won't happen.

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