On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 04:58:20PM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/MinGW > > What is Fedora's motivation is promoting using Open Source on a closed > source operating system? This is beyond the FPC to decide as this is a > technical committee, but still a valid question and maybe one that the > board should be investigating. > Because people have to live in a world of compromise and have to install windows, solaris, etc in virtual environments, etc.. and if they can't well the company can go buy a closed source solution that will. Usually when that happens you can pack up all those Fedora, CentOS, etc systems on your way out :(. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
