So RH could make it difficult for downstream projects such a Rocky Linux.
> On 22 Jan 2021, at 20:46, Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at
kicp.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> ?
>
> On 1/22/21 2:39 PM, Marc Balmer via CentOS wrote:
>>>> Am 22.01.2021 um 21:36 schrieb Jamie Burchell <mail at
jamieburchell.com>:
>>>
>>> ?Can RH put a stop to projects like Rocky Linux?
>> No.
>
> Theoretically, no. I'm confident solid company will always comply with
GNU license.
>
> But in practice one can change the way source rpms are accessible, which
will effectively break scripts of downstream vendor, thus making a lot of
unnecessary work on downstream side. And other things.
>
> That said, no one probably will intentionally do so. But in the past we
observed things change in upstream, causing a lot of work/changes in downstream.
Observed externally that is.
>
> Just my $.02.
>
> Valeri
>
>>>
>>>>> On 22 Jan 2021, at 18:04, Matthew Miller <mattdm at
mattdm.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> ?On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 07:25:04AM -0500, Konstantin
Boyandin via CentOS wrote:
>>>>> I wonder whether RH plan to fight back FUD they've
brought upon by their
>>>>> December announcement.
>>>>
>>>> I mean.... really the only thing we can do is live up to the
given plan with
>>>> Stream and RHEL options, which as far as I can see is exactly
what's
>>>> happening.
>>>>
>>>>> Personally, I found this "no-cost" promise
lacking substantial details.
>>>>
>>>> This is just the announcement of it, of course. The full
details will be
>>>> there when the whole thing is launched, which the announcement
says will be
>>>> very soon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> If RH doesn't verify everyone requesting developer
subscription (forcing
>>>>> to prove identity), the 16 installations limit is easily
circumvented by
>>>>> multiple registrations.
>>>>
>>>> There are always going to be cheaters. Don't be one of
them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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