OT Chrome OS next year

[Odd]

Graham Todd wrote:
> Of course you're entitled to disagree, but this looks like a way of
> getting the * concept * of Open Source software more widely accepted.
> However, unless its released under a GPL-like licence, with these
> freedoms intact:
> 
> * The freedom to run the program,for any purpose.
> 
> * The freedom to study how the code works, and adapt it for your needs.
> 
> * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your friends and
>   neighbours.
> 
> * The freedom to improve the code, and release your improvement to the
>   public, so that the whole community benefits.
> 
> the software cannot be called free software, because "free" in this
> context means "unfettered" and is a matter of freedom, unrestricted by
> the licences under which software is released. Unless these freedoms
> are explicitly preserved, the code and the source code (if it is
> released) will do nothing to advance the cause of FOSS (Free Open Source
> Software).
> 
> I have read nothing about which licence will be in place to enable its
> use, so everything is conjecture at this stage, but it will be a
> non-starter for me until I know.  I might just as well go off and
> install jNode as an fully free alternative to Linux, using the LGPL
> licence.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Considering Google's earlier open source, it will either be GPL or BSD
licensed.

-- 
Odd