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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:34663 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1685 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@cs.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Subject: Re: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes Message-ID: <1993Apr17.205715.11278@coe.montana.edu> Sender: usenet@coe.montana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: CS References: <1993Apr15.225354.18654@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1993Apr17.161516.2794@serval.net.wsu.edu> <1993Apr17.175431.25015@coe.montana.edu> <1993Apr17.190517.4276@serval.net.wsu.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1993 20:57:15 GMT Lines: 44 HJ - Linux will use whatever better in 386bsd. But 386bsd has to HJ - start from scratch, unless you do it yourself. For example, HJ - 387 emulation and C library. Nate - And then Linux and the GNU folks will take what 386BSD has done and Nate - restrict it. Now, isn't that nice....... taking my work and restricting Nate - it. I always thought that was awful kind of them. (NOT!) Nate - Nate - Who really likes GNU utilities, but hates the way alot of folks take Nate - other peoples programs and code, fix them and then don't make the Nate - changes 'completely redistributable; HJ - HJ - If everybody did that, the GNU copyright would not be a problem. Is HJ - your purpose to let someone make "completely non-redistributable" HJ - stuff? Am I missing something? No, my purpose is to make 386BSD completely re-distrubutable, with NO strings attached. That means Sun, DEC, HP, Ren and Stimpy, or whoever can take this code and sell a binary copy of it. The GPL does not allow this. HJ - You have gave us freedom (Thanks). We have made our decision and you HJ - can get our code for free with some reasonable conditions. Why do you HJ - complain? That is what you ask for. Please blame it on yourself. If HJ - someone did something to your code and didn't tell your about that HJ - or wanted to charge you $$$$ or didn't want you to give it away to HJ - others, would you complain? No, I would not complain. I believe the work should be in the same vein as it was distributed. COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY free. Not copylefted, which places restrictions on its distribution. The original BSD copyright has been this way, but unfortunately a group of people take the code, fix the code, and then place restrictions on it. Nate -- osynw@terra.oscs.montana.edu | Still trying to find a good reason for nate@cs.montana.edu | these 'computer' things. Personally, work #: (406) 994-4836 | I don't think they'll catch on - home #: (406) 586-0579 | Don Hammerstrom