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To: ShadowAce
This consortium produces a linux distro in complete compliance with the GPL.

In other words, they take all the free technology they can from US companies like Red Hat, and sell it across Asia for their own profit instead of ours. Don't act like Red Hat doesn't contribute to Linux, they have more kernel contributors than anyone. Ever heard of "RPM"? Do you know what the "R" stands for? Hint: it doesn't mean "Made in China". Yet China profits from it, since they get it for free.

34 posted on 02/07/2006 3:15:44 PM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
Yet China profits from it,...

How? What profits are there? If you're gonna pick on RPM, what about the zip format? RTF format? The ASCII standard? I think we oughta put up a wall so that our air doesn't blow over there and give them oxygen. After all--we can't have our air being given to them for free, can we?

36 posted on 02/07/2006 3:19:11 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Golden Eagle

"Red Hat doesn't contribute to Linux, they have more kernel contributors than anyone."

Literally hundreds, right?


50 posted on 02/07/2006 8:00:08 PM PST by FLAMING DEATH (And now, for something completely different: www.donaldlancow.com)
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