OT: Two ways Microsoft sabotages Linux desktop adoption

[Craig White]

On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 13:32 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
> > No, that should be a different topic: How the GPL sabotages open
> > source adoption.  The GPL restrictions have done more to
> > maintain the Microsoft monopoly than any Microsoft employee.
> > Even when a vendor tries their best to supply drivers it
> > doesn't work out very well and they aren't accepted in the
> > distributions.
> 
> Well said, Les.
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there are many forms of open source licenses that aren't GPL and a
vendor can supply drivers using a form more suitable to their liking if
they wish...I guess I missed Les' point.

Craig