Red Hat Stops Shipping Kernel Changes as Patches

mvar writes to point out a report from h-online about the Red Hat kernel source controversy. From the article: "Red Hat has changed the way it ships the source code for the Linux kernel. Previously, it was released as a standard kernel with a collection of patches which could be applied to create the source code of the kernel Red Hat used. Now though, the company ships a tarball of the source code with the patches already applied. This change, noted by Maxillian Attems and LWN.net, appears to be aimed at Oracle, who like others, repackage Red Hat's source as the basis for its Unbreakable Linux. Although targeted at Oracle, the changes will make work harder for distributions such as CentOS."

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CentOS

[theshowmecanuck]

Good. CentOS embodies the problem with GNU open source. People just take whatever work you have done and put their own name on it. The pinnacle of the leech-ness. No thought to adding or improving, just taking your work because they don't want to pay you for the work YOU did. So good, if it makes it a pain in their ass. I like open source. I don't like people taking money from you because they just don't want to pay for the work you did. Granted Redhat leverages the open source stack; but it adds value (installer/packaging, configuration tools, updates, etc.). That is what they charge for. What does CentOS do other than take the work Redhat does and give it away for free? Seriously. That is taking money away from Redhat. And yes, I do pay for distributions or support periodically because I believe the distros need revenue to keep Linux viable. How many of those about to flame me actually pay for any of the distros they use? Some maybe. Most I am certain, no.

Re:CentOS

[theshowmecanuck]

Even if they are not pocketing money they are still taking money. Start using critical thinking. It is the equivalent of a big corporation who I am sure you would jump all over if they started giving away a product for cheaper than it cost them to build, harming a company you really like by driving them out of business. Granted CentOS hasn't driven Redhat out of business, but it is still giving away Redhat's product for far cheaper than it costs to create, and taking business away from Redhat. But I am sure you selfish spoiled fanboy sentiments won't allow you to realize that. For profit distros are the only reason that Linux is available to you today, unless of course you are one of only a handful of people who like to build every single piece of software from scratch from all the different project's repositories. Which I sincerely doubt. Even Ubuntu is a for profit company. So go back to your mother's basement in a huff and whine about people like me who are concerned when the people who actually create the work are cut off at the knees by people who make it less worthwhile to fight create the distros, fight off asshats like SCO and Oracle, and sponsor so many projects. You probably use CentOS and never paid for shite. At least my conscience is clear on that regard. I pay for my software. Keep on leeching asshole.

Re:You don't like Open Source

[theshowmecanuck]

Blah blah blah... keep leeching.