Azerion wrote:
Op woensdag 13 september 2006 23:59, schreef PerfectReign:
Heh - just was looking at the SMART webpage ( http://labix.org/smart ) and noticed someting really funny. Here we've been comparing the differences between SUSE and Ubuntu. I've been talking about how I use SMART now to update SUSE since the Zen thingy is FUBAR.
Well, guess who has been funding SMART?
"Canonical Ltd. - Is funding Smart development since September of 2005."
Canonical, for those who don't know, is Mark Shuttlesworth's (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/) company, which funds and employs the people who actually make and distribute Ubuntu.
I found it kind of ironic.
Yes, like Ubuntu is gonna start an graphic-effects-team. Guess what? They probably use XGL, the mother of 3d environement this days. Funded (and founded?) by Novell/SUSE
Kinda ironic ;-)
Indeed. SuSE also uses RPMs developed by RedHat, and I'm certain there are countless others. That's the nature of open source. Everyone adds to the whole, making Linux better for everyone. This is one of Linux's main strengths over both closed source and BSD-style licenses.