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FOSS doesn't necessarily mean

that anyone can contribute freely. There are still project managers who decide what goes in the tree and what doesn't. All it means is that you can start your own tree if you don't like what the main tree is doing.

MySQL is a good example of this. You can offer up all the patches you want but they won't accept a line of it. It's free source but closed tree. The nice thing about that is that it limits the number of copyright holders. You can fork it, but the copyrights of main tree stay with a limited number of people/corporations.

Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 08/18/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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