purely open source (was Re: RH8.0 (was Re: bluecurve))

[M. Hornung]

Isn't that what/all Debian is revered for?  (/me has never used Debian)

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On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 at 12:38, Cliff wrote:

|I agree but I have also noticed (or heard from someone) that Redhat has 
|been shifting their product to _only_ include open source software 
|(someone correct me if I'm wrong on this).  Their decision to exclude 
|mp3 playback may be part of that overall strategy.
|
|I'm not sure if they are shooting theirselves in the foot, but over the 
|long term this policy would certainly encourage further opensource 
|development efforts.  Given that Redhat is the most widely used linux 
|distro this could be a "good thing" although it is a gamble between 
|converting Winbies in the short term and creating a product that is 
|"Pure" and free from any proprietary entanglements(?).