SUSE after the acquisition of Novell, has an updated understanding of the open source community. In April this year, SUSE opened its Yast installation and configuration tool source code, and before YaST has always been a proprietary software, and SUSE is considered its competitiveness.
"Reporting the community, not only about attitude, but there is a deeper understanding of the concept." During the LinuxWorld China 2004 exhibition, SUSE CTO Juergen Geck said that if the source code contributes to the community, this technology is difficult In the mainstream application, the business software of this software and IBM will no longer form a direct opposition competitive relationship.
Juergen Geck said that incorporate YaST into the GPL protocol, which can be widely adopted, becoming a software large factory CA, HP, and previous competitors IBM management software, which leads to management software development.
The GPL protocol is written by the Free Software Foundation ("FSF") created by Richardstallman in 1989. The purpose is to eliminate various restrictions on computer programs in replication, distribution, learning, and modification, break the copyright legal system to software Protect the public to the free and modified freedom of software. The GPL protocol stipulates that as long as the GPL is complied with the copy, distribution and modification rules of the program, you have the right to copy and distribute the program in the form of execution code, but you must attach a source code with the executive, or provide a written offer for the source code. information. If the original copyright owner expresses its programs or works under the GPL terms, GPL is applicable.
Juergen Geck believes that Juergen Geck believes that the lawsuit will always exist, but this is not unique to the world of open source, and commercial software also has many legal issues. "Reviewing the history of the entire IT is full of litigation and the quarrel of technology."
Free software Linux companies under the GPL protocol are also asked to disclose their results while accepting procedures. However, the domestic universal situation is that Linux companies are not enthusiastic about the public source code, and they are mainly worried that their research results are maliciously utilized.
However, ODSL established a Beijing office, the domestic market is increasingly attached importance to Linux world, and domestic companies have also begun to gradually integrate into the Linux community. Recently, the company plans to publish all product source code while publishing a desktop OS new product. (ZDNET China / Zhang Wei)
Source: enet
