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It's not question of contribution - it's question of unification...

It's not question of contribution - it's question of unification...

Posted Nov 18, 2011 3:47 UTC (Fri) by cry_regarder (subscriber, #50545)
In reply to: It's not question of contribution - it's question of unification... by khim
Parent article: Interview with Andrew Tanenbaum (LinuxFr.org)

Companies like it when OTHERS release code with BSD type licences...


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It's not question of contribution - it's question of unification...

Posted Nov 18, 2011 5:34 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link]

Everyone likes a gift. That doesn't mean you should give them one. Having individuals contribute their work to really big companies without any need for the companies to reciprocate in any way sounds a bit unbalanced, doesn't it.

It's not question of contribution - it's question of unification...

Posted Nov 21, 2011 14:33 UTC (Mon) by cry_regarder (subscriber, #50545) [Link]

Yes, it certainly does!

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