Comment Re:If you read the article... (Score 1) 360
Actually, I really like COM for what it is (I use XPCOM at work, since we use xulrunner to implement TomTom Home)
So, when can we expect a Linux version of TomTom Home? I love my ONE, but I hate having to run Windows to keep it up-to-date (+ run engine diagnostics and access my electronic repair manual)
Submission + - GPLv3 to drive users from Linux to FreeBSD? (zdnet.com.au) 1
An anonymous reader writes: ZDNet is carrying an article on the FreeBSD Foundation Newsletter from August, which includes a letter by the vice president of the FreeBSD Foundation, Justin Gibbs, arguing that the GPLv3 restricts the rights of commercial users of open source software, and is just the FSF's first step in changing the GPL in ways that authors of GPL software may not have intended. He suggests that commercial users should seriously consider BSD-licensed software as an alternative if they want to be able to safely ship products in the future, especially in light of requirements from the FCC that software running on devices (such as software-defined radios) end-user replaceable. Gibbs states that the FreeBSD Foundation and FreeBSD Project will provide an alternative to GPLv3'd software, especially in light of Stallman's statement that further GPL revisions are due in the near future.
Submission + - Open Source Kafka
An anonymous reader writes: Following up on their resounding success with CPAL, the OSI have turned down applications for the GPLv3 and a two-clause version of the BSD license on a technicality. They won't say what technicality. There seem to be two conflicting procedures, and the submission email address bounces. Unsurprisingly, the submitter of the Simplified BSD License is not amused.
