No it wouldn't the legality of these BSD's was in question long before linux. Legality of open source will always be in question, because it is contrary to our normal laws of business, and that is why there needs to be greater controls.
Not long before. It started a year before Linux was released, and was resolved (soundly in free software's favor) two years after Linux, when Linux had already gained a large following.
Legality of open source will always be in question
In order to do that, you have to put our concept of copyright in question. Why don't you rant at Sun for the questionable legality of OpenSolaris?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Lookee here folks, we have finally gotten to the Brass Buzzard's reason for trolling FR despite his lack of interest in any conservative topic or news events not related to open source software.
The bottom line appears to be Government control of software. I just knew that if we scratched this whackjob long enough we'd find a hard-corp statist underneath.
And the legality of the BSD License was cleared up more than a decade ago, it was so clear the companies like MS and Apple include software with the BSD license.
Legality of open source will always be in question, because it is contrary to our normal laws of business
Youll have to show me where in business law a copyright holder can not give away their product with the contingency that if you improve and distribute it you must release the technical details.
and that is why there needs to be greater controls.
Have you quit wrapping yourself in the conservative flag long enough to push government controls over intellectual property, nice..