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Red Hat releases Netscape Directory Server to OSS

Posted by Hemos on from the free-free-set-them-free dept.

parry writes "Red Hat has released the Netscape Directory server acquired from Netscape Security Solutions under a "GPL + Exception" license. The Fedora Directory Server is made up of a number of different pieces of software, each with their own licensing. "

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  1. Re:A little help by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Microsoft's Active Directory and propietary directory servers for $BIG UNIXES. Red Hat plays in the "Big server" market so this is a mejor milestone for them - and for linux in the enterprise. Lots of netscape directory's customers will want to switch to redhat too.

  2. Re:Oh well.... by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 3, Interesting

    they are stuck and are forced to have their code infected by this heavily viral licence.

    Well, redhat is allowing you to use freely and for free a product that costs several millons of dollars. You should THANK them that they give you this possibility, if you don't like it don't use it or just shut up. If you are doing money from the product redhat opensourced but you don't want to give them back anything...well, I wouldn't really like to be your friend ;)