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I see this as a non-event. It sounds like actions geared towards software development houses such as Oracle and Adobe. A standard base they can work against, that ensures compatibility with distributions. For me, as an end user, I very much suspect I won't see any difference.
It is a non-event for progress perhaps, but a definate PR liability. With Ransom Love doing the talking, and with hints (from him) of per-seat licensing... or at least redistribution restrictions on UL, it could tarnish the reputations of better distros such as SuSE and Conectiva. Also it could hurt non-RH distros since it includes an RH compatiblity layer. Anyone in the mood for a repeat of OS/2? Rather then emulate RH they should either switch to an RH-style (a' la Mandrake) or stick to just following the LSB. This compatiblity setup of symlinks and such just says "It's okay to write RedHat only apps, we'll do whatever it takes to make 'em work." If MDK also joins - something they are considering atm - it could be a really good thing (tm) in that all the major non-RH distros would unify. However, by adding RedHat compatiblity this accomplishes little over each seperate distro making RedHat apps work... My $0.02... -Tim - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler tbutler@uninetsolutions.com Universal Networks http://www.uninet.info Christian Portal and Search Tool: http://www.faithtree.com Open Source Migration Guide: http://www.ofb.biz ============= "Christian Web Services Since 1996" ============== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE89tBiK37Cns9gJ0gRAgorAJ4m5XgKX57jIE5iAfKrcuIVekznvwCgjeC2 OVdh64ZEuqNWz2mDQeIfxoU= =5Mai -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----