GNU Guix launches [LWN.net]

GNU Guix launches

Posted Nov 27, 2012 5:49 UTC (Tue) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389)
In reply to: GNU Guix launches by rgmoore
Parent article: GNU Guix launches

I read that Honeycomb source was released with Ice Cream Sandwich, just not tagged as such. Provided that source (IIRC, it was on this site I read it) was correct, it's just missing the neon lights, but you have access to it.

Also, a different way of putting the permissive/copyleft distinction is that permissive "cares" more about the code whereas copyleft "cares" more about the project as a whole. The GPL has certainly helped Linux as a project keep an identity and permissive licensing has helped get companies using a solid code as a base (e.g., the PostgreSQL forks) instead of Yet Another Flavor. Obviously, this isn't a complete picture (Android exists and there are how many BSD flavors?).

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GNU Guix launches

Posted Nov 30, 2012 6:22 UTC (Fri) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

I read that Honeycomb source was released with Ice Cream Sandwich, just not tagged as such. Provided that source (IIRC, it was on this site I read it) was correct, it's just missing the neon lights, but you have access to it.

You have work which was done on trunk before the cut-off, but not what was actually released. Not that you want it: ICS is clearly better thus by now Honeycomb is mostly of historical interest.

The whole story also shows the other side of freedom: freedom to push the thing out of the door on time. How many times opportunity to seize some piece of market share was there but "proper FOSS projects" (community-based ones) failed to realize it because of their "it's ready when it's ready" philosophy?

Of course this is mostly "company-driven" vs "community-driven" thing, not a licensing thing: when RedHad needed decent C++ support it pushed "gcc 2.96" out of the door even if "community" loudly protested. But the ability to hide embarrassing gory details helps.