On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 09:10:24AM -0400, Brandon Lozza wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 2:54 AM, Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey all! It's that time again, we're gearing up to branch for Fedora 14
> > this coming Tuesday! There is a major twist this time around, we're
> > going to attempt a roll out of dist-git!
> --snipped---
>
> I'm just curious but would this allow someone to more easily fork the
> distro? (think of stuff like Mint)
The ability to fork {packages|kernels|distros} is a good thing. It
keeps the software lively and keeps the purveyors of software honest.
I enjoyed reading Rick Moen's essay on the subject:
http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Licensing_and_Law/forking.html
Rich.
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