openSUSE and the distribution of proprietary software

OpenSUSE (like SuSE Linux before it) has traditionally taken a position which is relatively friendly toward proprietary software. It was only in 2006 that Novell announced its intention to stop shipping non-GPL kernel modules, but it never made any such promises with regard to user space. Now, however, the project is considering a proposal to reorganize its handling of proprietary software. Click below (subscribers only) for the full article.

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