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KSplice seems to be a interesting concept, but seems like the product/service is quite an unfit for the domain they are operating in (Linux Kernel updates).

The KSplice software is open source under GNU, so why not a community behind KSplice's technology simply package these (just like you would deb or rpm packages) and publish them freely (instead of having to pay KSplice, Inc simply to convert these diff's in to KSplice format).

The technology is wonderful, and I am very glad they open sourced it as well, but I am just wondering why they made it a Inc (assuming it's for-profit with their subscription service) instead of making it a open source project.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhbRyLATEPo



The only obvious exit strategy is an "HR acquisition".


Presumably because they're shooting for acquisition by one of the two big OS'es?




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