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2011-08-03
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[ConspiracyTheory]The unpublicised idea of Linux Foundation is to box-in everything.[/ConspiracyTheory]
The problem with Linux, is that over the time it was subtly stolen from us. Remember the beginnings and the motivation behind GNU/Linux os.
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2011-08-03
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there is no free lunch, remember?
maybe a free beer, but not the lunch, nope
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2011-08-03
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Let's think about reverse situation community based application developed for nokia distribution?
Free lunch for Nokia?
Definitely!!!
Bon Appetit!
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2011-08-03
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By the way, folks, if there's someone whose frequent posts bother you, and who doesn't seem to contribute to any of the threads that they post in, you can click on their name, choose "View public profile", click on the "user lists" drop-down, and choose "add to ignore list". This makes all the posts by that user turn into little one sentence blurbs: "This message is hidden because username is on your ignore list."
I only wish this option would hide any posts that quote or refer to that person, as well. Sadly, you still have to skip over all of the gluttons for punishment who try to talk sense into the person that you've ignored.
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2011-08-03
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According to: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/members :
Linux foundation members:
Platinum:
- Fujitsu
- Hitachi
- IBM
- Intel
- NEC
- Oracle
- Qualcomm (QUIC)
Gold:
- AMD
- China Mobile
- Cisco
- Etri
- HP
- Motorola
- NetAPP
- Nokia
- Novell
- Panasonic
- Toyota
Silver:
skipped
This remainds me of ISO committees. It's there to facilitate open international standards, but over the time the organisation was infested with big corporations and interest groups. They pay big money for sitting in the committees which work on standards, vote on the them and publish them.
This kind of system allows members to influence standars and maintain awareness of developments.
Is there any place for community there?
NO
This kind of organization is not for small companies or communities.
The decision is not surprising, all of the members have significant patent portfolios and long history of patent fights.
Do they want community?
NO, their goal is to marginalise organisations such as FSF.
My guess is that several of the for-mentioned entities have created informal interest group which has pushed this decision.
Similar things happened in past with OASIS standard.
Think about entrusting wolves with the well being of a sheep.
Meee, Meeee.....
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2011-08-03
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Just put the other person on your ignore list as well, it is most of the time just one who is replying and quoting this person.
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2011-08-03
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By the way, folks, if there's someone whose frequent posts bother you, and who doesn't seem to contribute to any of the threads that they post in, you can click on their name, choose "View public profile", click on the "user lists" drop-down, and choose "add to ignore list". This makes all the posts by that user turn into little one sentence blurbs: "This message is hidden because username is on your ignore list."
I only wish this option would hide any posts that quote or refer to that person, as well. Sadly, you still have to skip over all of the gluttons for punishment who try to talk sense into the person that you've ignored.
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2011-08-03
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Council is insignificant entity compared to the Linux Foundation, as long as they depend on funding from one of the members. I mean no dis-respect, and I appreciate both the members and motivation, I am simply stating the fact.
I would prefer a community based distro for mobile devices. The only problem is that hardware vendors will not allow it, since it does not fit their ecosystem-strategies. They simply denies us open source drivers, or ability to write them independently.
[ConspiracyTheory]The unpublicised idea of Linux Foundation is to box-in everything.[/ConspiracyTheory]
The problem with Linux, is that over the time it was subtly stolen from us. Remember the beginnings and the motivation behind GNU/Linux os.
http://gpl-violations.org/faq/violation-faq.html
Last edited by momcilo; 2011-08-03 at 17:49.