Re: system-config-dns?

["Chester R. Hosey" <Chester Hosey gianteagle com>]

On Fri, 2005-07-22 at 12:49 -0500, Ed Wilts wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 11:44:06AM -0400, Chester R. Hosey wrote:
> > Of course, one could ask what Red Hat has to complain about, when they
> > already get to take independently developed applications as a starting
> > point and start selling them as part of RHEL. 
> 
> Just to be clear here - Red Hat is not selling the apps - they're
> selling a service to package and support those apps.  The apps
> themselves have the original license and are available for free.  Red
> Hat currently takes a raw tarball from an independent software
> developer, modifies it to include bug or security fixes and to integrate
> into RHEL, does some testing on it, packages it all up as a srpm and
> gives it away to the community without charging a dime.

Then they're given applications for free which they can package and
support. The point remains that being given a good starting point
provides one with a competitive edge over someone else who insists on
keeping things proprietary but has to develop in-house.

Are there downsides? Absolutely! But there are advantages as well.

--
Chet