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Re: Google to launch PC operating system
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Tim Smith |
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Re: Google to launch PC operating system |
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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:18:37 -0700 |
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In article <4a561002$0$7972$a729d347@news.telepac.pt>,
Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tim Smith wrote:
>
> > Which means the kernel will be GPL.
>
> The OS kernel is a major component of any operating system. Some
> people even defend that the kernel is the OS. So that must count for
> something.
>
>
> > They haven't said anything that I've
> > seen about the rest of the system other than it will be open source.
>
> Well, if they are putting together an operating system and they
> already stated that the kernel of their operating system will be
> GPLed, then what's missing? If they happen to put up a non-GPLed
> window manager does that mean that their OS ceasses to be based on
> GPLed code?
Take a look at their other current OS: Android. GPL for the kernel.
Apache license for most of the rest. That's open source, but one can
make a proprietary fork of it.
Google usually doesn't use GPL for code unless they have to. Hence, I
want to know why the original poster thinks Chrome OS will be GPL.
--
--Tim Smith
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