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RHEL and Fedora are open source products (and this is the sole reason CentOS and ScientificLinux are able to exist). Since Nginx Plus will not be open source

by Nux 13y ago

RHEL and Fedora are open source products (and this is the sole reason CentOS and ScientificLinux are able to exist). Since Nginx Plus will not be open source I do not see how this is a valid comparison.

616c 13y ago
Because Red Hat, despite being open-source software, does not release its binaries as compiled, and there are several key features (such as RedHat Network for Redhat corporately-supported yum repos, to name one) that means you can take the source and compile the core product that (CentOS and SL), but there are parts that are not released. That is from my understanding. You might not argue RHN is the feature, but what I understand from sysadmins the RHN subscription is one of the key features, in addition to a few others. So, it is not the same level as Nginx Plus, but you must be kidding me if you believe RedHat is 100% open-source. There SRPMS are open source because they have to be, not altruism.
- Nux 13y ago
  RH is not 100% open source and I do not think they are angels or anything. They are a big company with their own interests and it so happens that being open source has worked out for them really well. Having said that, because of chance or who knows why RH did a great deal of good deeds and they are literaly one of the locomotives pushing the open source train, if I may be permitted this metaphor. Getting back on topic, if Nginx did as RH does and released the source of what they do so a "Centos-Nginx" or "Fedora-Nginx" can take form then I'd be happy with that.
- maheart 13y ago
  > There SRPMS are open source because they have to be, not altruism. Disagree. I think RH opensources a lot of products because they really do believe it's better (whether that be for "the community" or simply their bottom line). Look at how many (large) proprietary software systems RH has opensourced: Satellite (Spacewalk), SPICE, RHEV-M (oVirt)

by Nux 13y ago

616c 13y ago

Because Red Hat, despite being open-source software, does not release its binaries as compiled, and there are several key features (such as RedHat Network for Redhat corporately-supported yum repos, to name one) that means you can take the source and compile the core product that (CentOS and SL), but there are parts that are not released. That is from my understanding. You might not argue RHN is the feature, but what I understand from sysadmins the RHN subscription is one of the key features, in addition to a few others. So, it is not the same level as Nginx Plus, but you must be kidding me if you believe RedHat is 100% open-source. There SRPMS are open source because they have to be, not altruism.

Nux 13y ago
RH is not 100% open source and I do not think they are angels or anything. They are a big company with their own interests and it so happens that being open source has worked out for them really well. Having said that, because of chance or who knows why RH did a great deal of good deeds and they are literaly one of the locomotives pushing the open source train, if I may be permitted this metaphor. Getting back on topic, if Nginx did as RH does and released the source of what they do so a "Centos-Nginx" or "Fedora-Nginx" can take form then I'd be happy with that.
maheart 13y ago
> There SRPMS are open source because they have to be, not altruism. Disagree. I think RH opensources a lot of products because they really do believe it's better (whether that be for "the community" or simply their bottom line). Look at how many (large) proprietary software systems RH has opensourced: Satellite (Spacewalk), SPICE, RHEV-M (oVirt)