It's not "open source madness", its "GPL madness". Mozilla is under and open source license (MPL). Just like the Apache webserver is under an open source license (the Apache License). I wonder if these GNU zealots will rewrite Apache under GPL. BIND is not GPL. Will they rewrite that? What about Sendmail (not GPL). What about XFree86 (not GPL)?
GNU madness, since the 'copyleftists' at GNU (who coined the term) can make their free copies of anything using most any "open source" license, such as the MPL license, etc. The only way you could stop them is via software patents, which of course the GNU opposes anyone having for protection.
I wonder if these GNU zealots will rewrite Apache under GPL. BIND is not GPL. Will they rewrite that? What about Sendmail (not GPL). What about XFree86 (not GPL)?
They don't have to re-write anything, using the open source licenses, they just take the original label off, and put their own on there instead. There's an open source company here in the U.S. called "Red Hat" that is legally renamed and resold by China as "Red Flag". Proponents of this renaming/reselling model call it a benefit, even if the technology flow is all one way.