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  1. Re:More articles on Sun Open Sources Java Under GPL · · Score: 1

    I've always looked forward to owning a machine which could provide the horsepower to make Project Looking Glass feasible to run. Until then, though, Enlightenment is the best bang-for-the-buck desktop environment out there, and UDE is still the lightest fully functional window manager available.

  2. Re:GPL on Copyright Protection Problems For OSS Project · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You're missing out on the distinction between the letter and the spirit of the law.

    In letter, yes, the GPL is the same as every other license. In spirit, however, the GPL is more of a license of empowerment while most others tend to be licenses of restrictions. The history and philosophy of the GNU project, and especially Copyleft, make this distinction pretty clear. If the distinction isn't already known or obvious to you then you will be doing yourself a favor by perusing GNU--which has a snazzy new look to it since the last time I visited.

  3. Re:India and free don't go well together on Steve Ballmer's Thoughts On Free Software · · Score: 1
    > Linux was non-existent until even 5 years back

    Please verify the following at kernel.org

    linux-1.0.tar.gz 13-Mar-1994 00:00 1.2M