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Re: How to add a new target in BFD?
Jim Wilson writes:
> In the FSF sense, it is proprietary to Red Hat because the FSF doesn't
> own it. Red Hat hasn't submitted the tool to the FSF because it
> believes that it gives them a proprietary advantage over other
> competitors.
At this stage of the game one wonders what that advantage could be.
> That is fine for Red Hat, but it is not in the best
> interests of the FSF. I also believe it is not in the best interests of
> Red Hat, but I doubt that I can ever win that argument.
You're not the only one whose tried btw ...