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samjkd 03-26-2005 12:48 AM
open source
 
does all software that runs on linux is a open source

vharishankar 03-26-2005 12:55 AM
no

Mara 03-26-2005 02:42 PM
No, it's not and it doesn't need to be. There's no limitation on the licese for software running under Linux.

prasanta 03-28-2005 08:00 AM
No it is not the same. Licenses does matter.

-Prasanta

scuzzman 03-28-2005 09:32 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by prasanta
No it is not the same. Licenses does matter.

-Prasanta
Isn't the idea though of Linux, not about freedom of price, but freedom of choice?
If one decides to run proprietary software, this is fine - licenses are irrelevant.

JaseP 03-31-2005 03:34 AM
Only software which uses open source code needs to be open source. Just making calls to the OS isn't enough,... nor are driver modules that don't have hooks into the kernel.

You can (and I do) have commercial software running in Linux...

stabile007 03-31-2005 03:37 PM
Yeah it doesn't need to be. I don't mind commercial software for Linux is a great idea. It makes companies more comfortable about supporting Linux.


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