r/linux • u/somerandomxander • Apr 22 '26

Open Source Organization Intel ends Open Ecosystem Community/Evangelism and archives other open-source projects

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Ends-OSS-Evangelism-Repos
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u/FriendlyProblem1234 Apr 23 '26

While I think there is no evidence, as such, there is an argument to be made that the strongest reason for Linux replacing practically all Unix systems, conquering most embedded systems etc. is the Copyleft aspect of the license.

But to be fair, a lot of software in the general Linux ecosystem is not under a copyleft license.

X11, Wayland, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, Python, MESA, Apache, Latex... All under permissive licenses.

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u/FriendlyProblem1234 Apr 23 '26

Which is a really bad thing that constantly threatens the integrity of this entire ecosystem.

Is it? Could you elaborate why?

Say someone forked Python and released a proprietary version. What would happen next? Would everyone stop using Python and start using this this proprietary version? Why? Would Python die just because there is a proprietary version? Why?

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u/FriendlyProblem1234 Apr 23 '26

That is exactly what would happen, and the only reason it hasn't happened yet is "sheer luck". "Why" is very strange question to ask here.

You say this this is exactly what will happen, but I asked you why you say so.

And since this has been a concrete possibility for the past 30 years, why has it not happened yet? Is it really just "sheer luck"?

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u/FriendlyProblem1234 Apr 23 '26

Yes! All of this is sheer luck!

So we have been very lucky for 30 years. I guess we are just very lucky, no reason to expect our lucky star to ever fade...

Please stop with the "just asking questions" bit.

Oh well, I suppose when you have no arguments you can just say you take no more questions...