Re: [sw_livre] magalhaes com xp home?

From: António Meireles <sbin_at_reboot.sh>
Date: Tue Sep 30 2008 - 12:45:17 WEST

    From: Flávio Moringa <flavio.moringa_at_caixamagica.pt
    <mailto:flavio.moringa_at_caixamagica.pt?Subject=Re:%20%5Bsw_livre%5D%20magalhaes%20com%20xp%20home?>>

    Date: Tue Sep 30 2008 - 11:36:01 WEST

    Artur e Paulo,

    esta versão vai nos Magalhães que são distribuídos pelas escolas (os
    tais 500000 que o governos comprou).

    Para já não temos intenção de disponibilizar essa versão da CM ao
    público em geral, nem existe forma simples de o fazer, porque essa
    versão está preparada para as partições do Magalhães das escolas, entre
    outra coisas que são muito especificas do hardware, e não iam funcionar
    em outras máquinas.

    Vamos muito provavelmente disponibilizar uma imagem VMWare, *mas mesmo
    isso ainda está em estudo. *

    *Estamos algo dependentes das restrições de um projecto desta
    envergadura, mas assim que tivermos novidades elas serão publicitadas.
    *

ah, o conceito de 'open-source' é diferente por essas bandas...

Noutras - http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php - é o que se
pode ler abaixo...

    Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code. The
    distribution terms of open-source software must comply with the
    following criteria:

          1. Free Redistribution

    The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away
    the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution
    containing programs from several different sources. The license
    shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.

    *Rationale:* By constraining the license to require free
    redistribution, we eliminate the temptation to throw away many
    long-term gains in order to make a few short-term sales dollars. If
    we didn't do this, there would be lots of pressure for cooperators
    to defect.

          2. Source Code

    The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in
    source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product
    is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized
    means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable
    reproduction cost preferably, downloading via the Internet without
    charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a
    programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source
    code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a
    preprocessor or translator are not allowed.

    *Rationale:* We require access to un-obfuscated source code because
    you can't evolve programs without modifying them. Since our purpose
    is to make evolution easy, we require that modification be made easy.
    (...)

Q.E.D.

António Meireles

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