Открытое и свободное

Сначала я хотел перевести этот недавно появившийся документ, но потом решил что его нужно читать в оригинале. Это как Декларация Независимости - при переводе теряются тонкости и уходит сама атмосфера написанного… Поэтому просто цитирую:

We, the undersigned Linux kernel developers, consider any closed-source Linux kernel module or driver to be harmful and undesirable. We have repeatedly found them to be detrimental to Linux users, businesses, and the greater Linux ecosystem. Such modules negate the openness, stability, flexibility, and maintainability of the Linux development model and shut their users off from the expertise of the Linux community. Vendors that provide closed-source kernel modules force their customers to give up key Linux advantages or choose new vendors. Therefore, in order to take full advantage of the cost savings and shared support benefits open source has to offer, we urge vendors to adopt a policy of supporting their customers on Linux with open-source kernel code.

We speak only for ourselves, and not for any company we might work for today, have in the past, or will in the future.

А дальше идет список. Из 138 имен ключевых разработчиков ядра. html pdf