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You really believe that?
Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.

Proprietary software is not religion.

The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either way. Red Hat is committed to free software and they profit from it, consistently.

I suppose that in your dream world, Microsoft would be the best suitor to purchase Sun. That might explain why Microsoft Codeplex advisor Monty Widenius doesn't like the deal. Unless of course, Oracle sells MySQL to somebody else.
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You really believe that?  sdunn2000@... | 10/22/09
The issue is ownership and fairness  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
Except that...  Joe_Raby | 10/22/09
huh?  h.pillay@... | 10/22/09
No really true Ed. Lets use your example.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
Sorry, I disagree  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/09
Business Model  jerry.bloom@... | 10/22/09
Ensure support is required?  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/09
Nice, if pitiful, try.  TriangleDoor | 10/22/09
GPL Flawed  michael@... | 10/22/09
"Not hobbled... enabled"  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
The license is flawed, not the purchase  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
PS: Who's Mikey?  markbn | 10/22/09
Other than the right to dual-license a derivative work, what else?  NetArch. | 10/22/09
Re: Other than the right to dual-license a derivative work, what else?  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/09
For coverage of this topic that's *not* anti-GPL FUD...  TriangleDoor | 10/22/09
Please point out the FUD  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
"Huge Gap"  NetArch. | 10/22/09
Not FUD? Did you read it?  PorkPrick | 10/22/09
Sounds like "someone" is complaining because ...  kd5auq | 10/22/09
Making money off other's work  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
I think you mean  akulkis | 10/23/09
wow...stallman...what????  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/22/09
Does anyone care about MySQL anymore?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
Yep, they still do  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/22/09
Its entrenched...  storm14k | 10/22/09
misleading article about GPL  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Another genius  croberts | 10/22/09
no need for a 'genius'  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Specifically databases, though..  daftkey | 10/22/09
market share  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Why would they buy Sun/MySQL for that?  daftkey | 10/22/09
there will be paid support to upgrade to Oracle  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Why should they give away 1 billion  midcapwarrior@... | 10/22/09
to prove their good faith  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Prove "good faith" to non-paying customers?..  daftkey | 10/22/09
So what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
Good god why? MySQL is dying.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
He knows how much a billion is..  daftkey | 10/23/09
Um... regular GPL allows dual licensing  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/09
only LGPL allows it  Linux Geek | 10/23/09
Read it again - You're not getting the key distinction..  daftkey | 10/23/09
The GPL, FSF, and FOSS is as flawed as Communism  Joe_Raby | 10/22/09
The third kind...  Disymus | 10/22/09
The opposite of capitalism is NOT communism!  NonCartoonist | 10/22/09
Right but...  Disymus | 10/22/09
Absolutely correct, but............  Ole Man | 10/22/09
You don't know very much about communism..  daftkey | 10/22/09
Feudalism  Gerardo.Tasistro | 10/22/09
Two flaws in your argument - but your point is still a good one..  daftkey | 10/22/09
Capitalism is an economic system - not a political system  Derrick Gibson | 10/24/09
RE: Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development  sreesiv@... | 10/22/09
Or, maybe its Stallman that is flawed and not the GPL?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
why do you insult Stallman?  Linux Geek | 10/22/09
Truth hurts  jackbond | 10/22/09
Serial killers...  daftkey | 10/22/09
I don't, he...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
RE: Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development  se_lain@... | 10/22/09
True..but..  daftkey | 10/22/09
The flaw in Ed's statements are self evident.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/22/09
Don't take my words out of context  Ed Burnette ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/09
That's a BIG difference...  daftkey | 10/23/09
This just in: GPL issues a statement claiming Stallman is flawed...  Johnny Vegas | 10/22/09
lol  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/22/09
RE: Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MyS  Derrick Gibson | 10/24/09
Stallman's motives aren't very hidden..  daftkey | 10/25/09
PostGreSQL  davidr69 | 10/29/09

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