Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Ivan Groznii ] on Friday 23 June 2006 11:27 \__
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> > Discussing technical how-tos as well as economic, political and
> > societal issues raised by Open Source.
> >
> > Also a place for social chat too.
> >
> > Please visit -
> >
> > http://www.linuxextremist.com/
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> I don't think it's the right place to post self-promotional links, but I must
> admit that the site is rather nice.
Yes... not a link to a particular topic, but rather a general ad for
his own site. Naughty, naughty, methinks.
But Roy, you do know what the wintrolls are going to say? "How can
/you/ of all people criticise someone for inappropriate posting?!" I
can hear them sharpening their metaphorical pencils as I type.
Anyway, www.linuxextremist.com. I went and had a look, as I generally
do when I see a link and I have time to click on it. And the latest
post I saw was about Opera 9 on Linux. This got me thinking: what kind
of license is Opera released under. I know it's free as in beer, but
is it proprietorial and closed source?
As I said, I had time to click on the link and give the site a quick
shufti, but not enough time to read it properly. So, if the question's
answered there, please accept my apologies. But I /think/ I once read
that the Opera browser is closed source. I know damn well I had to
agree to a proprietorial EULA for the free as in beer Opera Mini web
browser for mobile phones. And I'm kind of wondering, a name like
"Linuxextremist" would suggest that the site might be pro-FOSS.
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