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| Authored by: mcinsand on Wednesday, February 13 2013 @ 08:15 AM EST |
Sun did a lot to open up Java to the extent of applauding and encouraging
copying. My understanding of the Dalvik effort was that Google was stringently
avoiding copying anything where there might be a chance of stepping on Sun's
remaining restrictions.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: hardmath on Wednesday, February 13 2013 @ 01:25 PM EST |
It was a recent NewsPick, but I didn't drill down. It was
pretty evident right after Oracle's acquisition of Sun that
their "good words" about continuing to promote open source
projects (articulated in gaining transaction approval) were
not backed by "good intentions".
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Recursion is the opprobrium of the mathists. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: OpenSourceFTW on Wednesday, February 13 2013 @ 06:08 PM EST |
I think someone else here noted this line also:
"The tighter you close your grip, the more star systems will slip out of
our grasp."
Exactly what is happening here.
Open source does not die. As long as someone has a copy of it, and distributes
it, it lives. Companies can try hard to stifle it, but it always seems to slip
out (i.e. fork) and become better than the original product.
Memo to anti-open source companies: go ahead, try some more. You are wasting
your time.
Hence why companies are trying to monopolize functionality (i.e. patent
software) to prevent ANY competition. That is the only way to destroy open
source in a market. However, it will merely thrive in another market, which will
prosper while the former market suffers.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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