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From: tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Funding 4.4BSD Development
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Date: 4 Jul 92 04:01:45 GMT
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In article <5U0HSW2@taronga.com> peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <24318@dog.ee.lbl.gov> torek@horse.ee.lbl.gov (Chris Torek) writes:
>>Thus, the question as to whom will ``inherit'' BSD is moot. EVERYONE
>>has already inherited it.
>
>Currently there are two authorities standing ready to fill the
>breach: BSDI and Jolitz. The question is: is either of them in a position to
>maintain a coherent core for future development?
First, I am not trying to be biased one way or the other. I think we all
agree we NEED organization. Look at the first couple of months of 386bsd.
MANY, MANY people helped, but we have a consistency problem. We are all
waiting for the 0.1 release to sync are files. The major difference in the
proposals is: HOW DO WE PAY FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
To keep themselves in business, BSDI cannot give things away, they will have
to charge for support and they will have to charge for innovations.
Coordination from an independent organization will also need a base of
financial support.
The fundamental question we must all ask ourselves:
Is BSDI the same as the CSRG, but directly funding the work from its
users, and will I give OUR fixes and new development to a for profit
organization?