Is Ubuntu Selling Out or Growing Up? 345
AlexGr notes an article by Jeff Gould where he says "
Sometimes I wonder whether Ubuntu is really an open source software company any more.
Yes, yes, I realize Ubuntu is not a company at all but a free Linux distribution, GPL'd and open source by definition. But still, the Ubuntu distro is sponsored by a traditional for-profit company. The answer that has recently emerged to this question is, "yes and no."
Yes, of course, because Ubuntu's web site promises that the distro "will always be free of charge, including enterprise releases and security updates." But Ubuntu the enterprise ecosystem — understood as the collection of desktops and servers running Ubuntu in a given organization — is not."
If everything must be open then I suggest: (Score:5, Funny)
But you're right to focus on those Canonical bastards. They don't even post all their bank account and password details!
Re:brick (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Just how is Canonical making money, anyway? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And your point is...? (Score:3, Funny)
WILL THE PUNDITS OF THE WORLD PLEASE STOP EQUATING "OPEN SOURCE" WITH "COMMUNISM"!!!
(and yes, I am intentionally shouting--I don't even own a "caps lock" key, <adding some filler here to get past the lameness filter...>)
Mod submission down (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just how is Canonical making money, anyway? (Score:2, Funny)
That alone is making them millions.