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minus-squareKerblinkfedilink3•edit-22 years agoFrom what i get, It seems like they are pissed at oracle specifically, Selling a oracle branded rhel clone with minor tweaks and a oracle certified sticker. And the other downstream distros are just collateral damage. Obviously wouldn’t make it better (But imo more understandable)
minus-squareconciselyverboselinkfedilink3•2 years agoThe literal point of GPL is that Oracle is explicitly entitled to do exactly that. You don’t own the code.
From what i get,
It seems like they are pissed at oracle specifically,
Selling a oracle branded rhel clone with minor tweaks and a oracle certified sticker.
And the other downstream distros are just collateral damage.
Obviously wouldn’t make it better
(But imo more understandable)
The literal point of GPL is that Oracle is explicitly entitled to do exactly that. You don’t own the code.