Re: Linux on the desktop - it's come a long way, but is it there yet?

["Jarod Wilson" <user=74@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Wed, 2008-07-16 at 09:46 -0400, Daniel Feenberg wrote: 
> 
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Ruben Safir wrote: 
> 
> >> standpoint, I really have no clue what they do in other areas as far as 
> >> upstream contributions. However, I do have insider knowledge[*] that 
> >> they do NOT send kernel contributions upstream to Debian or anyone else. 
> >> Canonical's "fixes" and "enhancements" are more or less considered 
> >> "secret sauce" and a competitive advantage. 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > That is a violation of the GPL 
> > 
> > 
> The GPL only obliges Cannonical to supply source to anyone they supply 
> with binaries. The enhancements are of course available to kernel 
> developers, if they choose to use to read the Ubunto source.