• SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think that having a strong public domain is good for everyone. For instance properties like Sherlock Holmes really took off once it was in the public domain and people could write spin-offs and whatnot without worry that a copyright lawyer would come along and sue them.

    Linux is the same thing, Amazon using the kernel and stuff to build an OS on doesn’t take anything away from anyone else who uses Linux as a desktop or server environment, and in fact can lead to some good pass back, even if it is just that the devices are easier to root. Take a look at the Open-wrt project, where Linksys built their router on top of a Linux kernel and it led to a whole ecosystem of open routers. People went out of their way to buy a WRT-42G just with the intent of rooting it, and Linksys got their money either way.

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      1 year ago

      If it were anyone other than Amazon or Apple.

      Speaking of which, isn’t MacOS Linux based these days? How much have they contributed back? (Genuine question)

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        1 year ago

        A quick search confirms that MacOS is based from proprietary BSD UNIX code. It is not compatible with Linux

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        1 year ago

        It’s pretty annoying you replied to someone’s nice, well thought out comment with your own bullshit. Then speculated about something you could have googled in 7 seconds max.