Re: [Staffslug] Microsoft was distributing Ubuntu
On 25/06/07, ArchLinuxUser dick_turpin <dick_turpin(a)archlinux.us> wrote:
Actually this begs an interesting question, we all extol the virtues
of
Freely downloadable so how does Microsoft offering 'Download Space' for
Linux Distro's' sit with the community? For me personally in line with the
Freedom ethos I don't have a problem with it. what's your view?
If they comply with the licence terms of whatever software they
distribute, then I don't see how anyone can have an issue with it. The
copyright holders have the final say on what people can/can't do with
their code, and if they release it under the GPL, then they can't
complain if people re-distribute under the terms of the GPL.
If they don't comply with the licence, then that's a whole other issue.
Russ