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Post AXDRnlVaRTXvDbWsqW by dschier@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AXDRni3pGEYcWdWAeu by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:45Z

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The discussion about RHEL and the way RedHat/IBM does Open Source seem pretty weird these days.There is a company that bought proprietary software and made it Open Source. The same company is THE major contributor across thousands of Open Source projects. Furthermore, this company is funding and sponsoring hundreds of projects.Yet, some people see this company as „the evil“ and stating that they harm FOSS.Is this reasonable?

(DIR) Post #AXDRnj9tBB09vjMWkS by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:45Z

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Well, let’s start with the GPL. This is the most discussion worthy point. The GPL states in its FAQs:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ModifiedJustBinary——The whole point of the GPL is that all modified versions must be free software—which means, in particular, that the source code of the modified version is available to the users.——Since @centos Stream holds all the RHEL sources, we should investigate here. But it’s not easy.

(DIR) Post #AXDRnjxsBKz4QkkReq by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:45Z

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Everything else, seems wildly hypocritical.@redhat is one of the major contributors for many open source projects.https://www.redhat.com/en/about/open-source-program-office/contributionsThe outcome for us users is: more free and well maintained software.Just let’s assume that companies like RedHat, IBM or even Microsoft stop contributing to the Linux Kernel. The impact would be unpredictable but not for the better, I think.

(DIR) Post #AXDRnkifNMPklsdoau by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:46Z

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But what about projects like @rockylinux ?From my perspective they are undermining the idea of Open Source. Rocky states:——Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®.——Per definition, that does not allow us to contribute bugfixes or integrate features into Rocky. And this is a good thing? Is this what FOSS was about? Copycats and RipOffs?

(DIR) Post #AXDRnlVaRTXvDbWsqW by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:46Z

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Isn’t it the same with @almalinux ? I highly doubt. Instead of focusing on the „bad, evil RedHat“-idea, Alma has shown lots of motivation and involvement with the developer community.Projects like „ELevate“ origins in AlmaLinux and really helped the community.https://almalinux.org/elevate/The project seems way less about „hurting the evil RedHat“, but more about „helping the community to evolve“.

(DIR) Post #AXDRnm7WARt57FHAy8 by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:46Z

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Let’s assume, you are publishing an Open Source software and somebody is coming around to provide a 1:1 copycat of your code with just a new name. A project were you aren’t allowed to contribute or fix bugs. They are even making money out of it.We blame companies for building on top of Open Source, but we blame others if we cannot build on top for free?So, is it really about FOSS or just about „I want it all, for free, now!!!“

(DIR) Post #AXDRnn2ElZG1x9oTNQ by dschier@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:50:46Z

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I am not sure where this journey will end. I am eager to know.But standing in a corner and backseat blaming RedHat for being „the worst“ is just not right.Most of us wouldn’t be able to use Linux on the desktop without the massive work that went into the Linux and GNU ecosystem.

(DIR) Post #AXDRnnonr06cNmXG4m by notzed@fosstodon.org
2023-06-26T05:52:59Z

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@dschier its IBM now. I mean c&#39;mon.