Re:More evidence of Corel's deliberate GPL violati (Score 1)

First off, let me say what I don't think. I don't think Corel is just stumbling about not sure of itself and the GPL. I also don't think they are the great Satan.

I think that Corel likes to do things their way. They want to privately develop a version of Linux (Cathedral style) and then release it and wow everyone with what they did and make a big splash. This is very important, because it is hard to wow people when they see you coming. If they think they have made enough updates to Linux to really capture everyone's interest and attention, then they might become the primary distribution of Linux, replacing Red Hat before Red Hat becomes too entrenched. That would mean HUGE money for them - their stock value would increase by orders of magnitude. I think the rocketing stock values of Red Hat inspired them to try this.

As to the legal issues, I think they figure that by using the Beta Release ruse - (is it a distrubion or internal development) puts them in a grey area of the GPL. I think they figure this will give them enough maneuvering room to try it. Worst case scenario they just say it was a mistake, apologize, back down and make up with the OSS community and they're no worse off than when they started. Pull it off and they enhance their chances of winning the number one slot in the distribution wars.