Comments on: Microsoft: Red Hat Should be Happy to Take Microsoft Patents http://techrights.org/2009/05/01/more-microsoft-red-hat-fud/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/05/01/more-microsoft-red-hat-fud/comment-page-1/#comment-62733 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 01 May 2009 14:20:26 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9805#comment-62733 I can't work out these comparisons because they don't compute so well. Linux has many companies behind it and OIN serves as a patent pool. OOo is owned by a company with only one office suite. MySQL is now owned by a former/existing competitor whose emphasis on Free software is dubious. I can’t work out these comparisons because they don’t compute so well.

Linux has many companies behind it and OIN serves as a patent pool. OOo is owned by a company with only one office suite. MySQL is now owned by a former/existing competitor whose emphasis on Free software is dubious.

]]> By: NotZed http://techrights.org/2009/05/01/more-microsoft-red-hat-fud/comment-page-1/#comment-62731 NotZed Fri, 01 May 2009 14:10:44 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=9805#comment-62731 "What does being part of a large company mean to MySQL and other big projects that are Free?" It means they'll have the money and resources to implement features and provide support all of it's existing users only ever dreamed of. MySQL is a product that needs a hell of a lot of loving to bring it up to scratch, and real money can provide a significant boost to the effort. What happens may or may not be awesome home-brew beer-free, but it'll still be free like speech is supposed to be in some countries. I don't know if you've noticed, but Linus('s minix) has plenty of big companies behind it lately, and nobody's crying wolf over that (yet). Not to mention openoffice 'dot' org. “What does being part of a large company mean to MySQL and other big projects that are Free?”

It means they’ll have the money and resources to implement features and provide support all of it’s existing users only ever dreamed of. MySQL is a product that needs a hell of a lot of loving to bring it up to scratch, and real money can provide a significant boost to the effort.

What happens may or may not be awesome home-brew beer-free, but it’ll still be free like speech is supposed to be in some countries.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Linus(‘s minix) has plenty of big companies behind it lately, and nobody’s crying wolf over that (yet). Not to mention openoffice ‘dot’ org.

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