This is exactly why this license exist...
This is exactly why this license exist...
Posted Mar 3, 2011 10:46 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)In reply to: Of course Oracle will be certified! by jamesh
Parent article: Red Hat's "obfuscated" kernel source
Sure, but then Oracle is constrained by support contract and can not just lift patches from RHEL and land them in Unbreakable Linux.
This is not about the physical ability of doing something: of course the team which certifies RHEL can pass patches around to the team which polishes Unbreakable Linux - but then Oracle will be in very hot water and will be forced to pay sizable sum for damages incurred.
How well it'll work remains to be seen, but the idea is simple enough.
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