"Bryan J. Smith" wrote:
> james rich wrote:
> > Since XFS integrates with the OS they would have to GPL Solaris (I think)
> > - not likely. With a BSD compatible license (such as would be required to
> > make it into the *BSDs) Sun (or anyone else) could take the XFS code,
> > modify it to work for them (and potentially not work for you - see
> > MicroSoft and kerberos) and then sell the result *without helping SGI in
> > any way*. So SGI loses contributors to it's code and gains a competitor
> > using its own filesystem!
>
> GPL is an IP _protector_,
Hardly! nothing in the GPL says I can't read the code and re implement.
Intellectual Property is protected by patents not copyrights.
> whereas BSD is not.
>
> Again, check out my preliminary "dual-licensing GPL" article here:
> http://www.smithconcepts.com/opinion/#tth_sEc1.2
>
> Please comment. I plan on finishing it off over the next few days
> (just haven't had time to even spell check it!).
>
> -- TheBS
>
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> Linux 'Worms' exploit known security holes that were fixed
> 3-12 months earlier. NT/2000 'Worms' exploit unknown se-
> curity holes that won't be fixed for another 3-12 months.
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