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will the linux kernel fork?


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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index....age=1&pagePos=2

 

will it? we'll see. what do yall think?

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And the response is already available here

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20041121124609671

 

But face it.. there are tons of forks in Linux already. There are kernel version forks for example (2.2 vs 2.4 vs 2.6) and then there are distro/people forks such as mandrake kernel, vanilla kernel, fedora kernel, tmb kernel, etc.

 

And the linux world still hasn't come to an end since most of those forks go back from/to the main treeline :)

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Forking in the Linux world is different than the UNIX world. Here, if you don't find a distro that suits your particular needs, then you can create one. This is exactly why Beowulf Linux was created, since a particular need could not be met by any other distro at the time. Linux and the GPL specifically allow for this creativity, while the Proprietary UNIX license does not, even though it permits adapting to specific hardware platforms, as per the individual license terms.

 

I would say that rather than forking, UNIX fractured.

 

The breadth of Freedom and Creativity specified in the GPL is breathtaking in its scope.

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That's just a bunch of hype...they didn't understand what Andrew Morton was saying, Linux has always "forked", it's the way it works. You fork the next version (unstable) until it becomes stable. Dragonmage's link explains it all :)

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