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In defense of Ubuntu

In defense of Ubuntu

Posted Aug 20, 2008 9:44 UTC (Wed) by lmb (subscriber, #39048)
Parent article: In defense of Ubuntu

Fair is fair, and I have to admit Mark's contribution to the Single Malt BOF was outstanding.
We should have more members of the community contributing like that!

On the other hand, I think the author has not given enough room for the complaints beyond the
jealousy; namely, the adherence to licenses and not diluting what some perceive to be the
foundation upon which the future success of Open Source depends.

Other companies are investing money and resources towards a long-term solution - that is, free
drivers -, where others take the short-term approach. It should not be surprising that being
undermined does not spark love.


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