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The GPL Impedes Linux More Than It Helps?

Posted by Zonk on from the cutting-into-fun-time dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Linux ought to be even more successful than it is. On ZDNet, Paul Murphy ponders the reasons why. For one thing: The GPL impedes Linux more than it helps. Licensing issues, coupled with patent and copyright FUD, have caused developers and VCs to think twice before committing to Linux. Murphy also suspects that desktop Linux is stuck on stupid." From the post: "Basically, legal issues, or the threat of legal issues, caused some key applications developers to back off Linux while the general negativism of Linux marketing caused many of the individuals whose innovations should have been driving Linux adoption to hang fire until MacOS X and Solaris for x86 under the CDDL came along."

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  1. The ensuing flamewar is brought to you by... by StressGuy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Murry's asbestos underware - it keeps you cool when things get hot...

    Seriously, I wonder what the hangtime will be until this degrades into a KDE vs. Gnome thread?

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    A goal is a dream with a deadline
    1. Re:The ensuing flamewar is brought to you by... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Knock it off, Hitler. Only Nazis like you would point out the obvious flamewar potential of this article.

      Stay tuned for:
      - Simpsons quote
      - "In Soviet Russia..."
      - Old people in Korea
      - Overlord welcoming committee
      - Step-3-Profit!
      - Netcraft confirms Linux is impeded
      - More people listing all the usual /. jokes

  2. your fat wife by Spy+Handler · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why your fat wife "ought to be losing" 50 pounds? If she were anything else, she would not be your fat wife.