The Free Software Foundation (FSF) recently commented on Red Hat's choice to transition Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) to a closed-source model, two years post-implementation. FSF expressed disappointment, reasoning that this action diverges from the ethos of the GNU General Public License. While acknowledging that they lack legal recourse, FSF emphasized the importance of flagship organizations in the open-source community upholding the principles of software freedom. In contrast to the FSF, the Software Freedom Conservancy has taken a more proactive legal stance following Red Hat’s policy change.
As of today, we are not aware of any issue with Red Hat's new policy that we could pursue on legal grounds.
This is unfortunate, because we would expect such flagship organizations to drive the movement forward.
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