[Info-vax] Thoughts on VSI Community License Program

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/14/2020 5:16 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 8/14/20 3:23 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> As far as I'm concerned, VSI should make their product free to 
>> everyone, with commercial use requiring support contract.
>>
>> Ask Red Hat what they think of such a thing.
> 
> Red Hat didn't invest a lot of money getting the product
> they started with.

They did not initiate the project.

But they have contributed heavily.

I believe Redhat commit count to Linux kernel
is around 50000.

And they have also contributed significantly
to other projects important for Redhat Linux.
Including GLIBC - first with Ulrich Drepper
later with Carlos O'Donell.

Arne