On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Ashok Hariharan <ashok@parliaments.info> wrote:

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:

What has not evolved about the GNU/Linux under Freedom Software Foundation?

???

Ok rephrasing : Why did the original GPL not suffice that meant OSS was born?

Also, when uou change the code in OSS to suit your needs, are you supposed to give that improved version back to the community in agreement with the GPL license use?

no. you dont if you dont want to.

If I agree to this, I think OSS would be nowhere.

This means OSS is also practising propreitary methods. Why is this such a grey area?

its not a gray area, its perfectly legal to modify the source, use it for your own purposes and never release the source to the community.

yes, many have contributed code back to the community because it makes sense to them (crowd sourced labor, secondary support etc.. )

I know under the GPL you can do wonders with the code, including use it to make a better toilet. How many OSS contribute the improved code back so that the rest of the world can enjoy the new better toilet. How many have do so in Kenya? Is there a list of such we can admire and feel inspirational about.