Re: business models [was patent stuff]

[Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc>]

On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 11:29:24AM +0200, Peter Wächtler wrote:
> Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> > I agree that this should go on some other list, but 'til then, here
> > are my 2c.  No offense Larry, but many of your arguments are the
> > same used by Microsoft to push their vision of publicly available
> > source.
> Just a quick suggestion: keep Linux open (THE operating system) as basis
> for future development, enhancement. I think it's called "public facility"
> like power plants and infrastructure that is needed for a healthy society
> (at least politicians shall work for the publics benefit).

Just for a quick interjection... under the model you describe, the
governments of this world should be paying for linux kernel
development. :-)

mark

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