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WOW! Community soap opera - and then some!

WOW! Community soap opera - and then some!

Posted Oct 13, 2006 2:25 UTC (Fri) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270)
In reply to: WOW! Community soap opera - and then some! by Zack
Parent article: Busy busy busybox

"Not leaving with slamming doors" doesn't necessarily imply "comfortable", "satisfied", or "believing they have been listened to". Nor are the interests of all businesses necessarily aligned.

It could be that some are continuing to participate because they believe they can get small improvements (removing ambiguities in the license is a benefit even if the unambiguous answer is not the one you would have preferred) and don't want to burn their bridges.

It could be that some are continuing to participate because they favor non-free software options and want to make it harder for others to benefit from using free software.


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