Re: Fwd: OIN Notice - Definition Update [license@openinventionnetwork.com]

[Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 05:18:46PM +0100, Justin Cormack wrote:
> On 12 Jul 2013 16:53, "Rich Felker" <dalias@aerifal.cx> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:34:57AM -0400, Kurt H Maier wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:32:27AM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
> > > > If you were looking for a list of packages to test musl against before
> > > > 1.0, the Open Invention Network seems to have come up with a list of
> > > > 593 packages they define as "The Linux System".
> > >
> > > This list looks like something a crazy person put together.  It's
> > > basically everything available in OpenSUSE plus the android SDK.  There
> > > is garbage in here like mono and mod_ruby.
> >
> > Indeed, this sounds like nothing but "Pointy Hair Linux" conformance,
> > which I think we can do without. Trying to meet these requirements is
> > akin to ISO C adding Annex K and other junk to make Microsoft happy.
> > They knew there was no hope of Microsoft actually adopting the C
> > standard, so why even bother trying to make them happy? Similarly,
> > "Pointy Hair Linux" is not adopting musl anytime soon, so worrying
> > about conforming to their silly requirements seems like a waste of
> > time and energy...
> >
> > Rich
> 
> Its not a standard, its a list of things that are broadly "Linux" in terms
> of the point of the group which is an anti patent pool...

OK, I think we may have all misunderstood the point of this list.

Rich