[OT] Re: Free Oracle database now on general release
Christofer C. Bell
christofer.c.bell at gmail.com
Fri Mar 3 05:32:44 UTC 2006
On 3/2/06, Bruno Wolff III <bruno at wolff.to> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 20:17:18 -0600,
> "Christofer C. Bell" <christofer.c.bell at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You mean like the Livna Project? Fedora doesn't include any
> > proprietray software in the main distribution, but you're going to
> > look silly saying that the community (and especially Red Hat, Inc.)
> > doesn't approve of the use of proprietary software on their operating
> > systems.
>
> The stuff I get from Livna isn't propietary. The stuff is patented which
> causes problems for distribution in the US.
pro·pri·e·tar·y Audio pronunciation of "proprietary" ( P )
Pronunciation Key (pr-pr-tr)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a proprietor or to proprietors
as a group: had proprietary rights; behaved with a proprietary air in
his friend's house.
2. Exclusively owned; private: a proprietary hospital.
3. Owned by a private individual or corporation under a trademark
or patent: a proprietary drug.
Definintion number 3 is the relavent one.
--
Chris
"I trust the Democrats to take away my money, which I can afford. I
trust the Republicans to take away my freedom, which I cannot."
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