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VMware: A "significant portion" of our technology may include open source
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| VMware seems to be dancing around the elephant in the room: its controversial
| use of Linux in its proprietary hypervisor technology. It's interesting that
| the company, which has refused to comment publicly on these specific
| allegations, is content to serve up a blanket advisory in its 10-Q.
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| If I were a VMware shareholder, I'd want clarity. The company suggests that
| it's complying with all open-source licenses, to the best of its knowledge.
| If this is true, it's perhaps time for the company to put those claims to a
| public sniff test.
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| The developer community hasn't been amused by VMware's use of embedded Linux
| in its hypervisor technology. Why not call out specifically why VMware feels
| it is in compliance with the GPL?
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10044214-16.html
Had all s/w been free (libre), this would not be an issue.
Yesterday:
VMware's hypervisor to go open source?
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| He expressed admiration for how the open source model encourages
| participation by anyone regardless of where they are located, but he didn’t
| say whether VMware will actually open source ESX.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/091608-vmware-hypervisor-open-source.html
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