From: Robert kerplop@sbcglobal.net

You noticed that statement, too, huh?

Yes. That's why I now sound like a broken record: We _all_ stand on the shoulders of others

No one should be considered more important than anyone else, at least when it comes to GPL software and redistribution. The great thing about any GPL project is that if you don't like them, the project, etc... you can choose another.

Unfortunately, too many people think you must comment negatively on the original, or the fork. There is all this "versus" and "absolutes" non-sense that drives me wild.

That begs the questions: Why am I here then? Why are you (not you, BS) here then?

I don't claim to be innocent. But other than stupidly engaging on the "GPL license/trademarks" stuff, I maintain a 100% _technical_ focus in my commentary. I could care less about credit, brandnames, marketing, etc...

Why are we running CentOS? From dictionary.com: 3. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit: the value of an education.

I think people get confused on "value."

Yes, if RHEL wasn't available in SRPM form, or didn't exist, then CentOS probably wouldn't exist (at least as we know it). And sure, without CentOS, RHEL would still go on.

But that doesn't mean CentOS doesn't have value.

-- Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org