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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA1803 ; Tue, 23 Feb 93 14:58:57 EST Xref: sserve gnu.misc.discuss:7998 comp.unix.bsd:11470 Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!stanford.edu!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrhub2!ncrgw2!psinntp!crynwr!nelson From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Cost of 386bsd Distribution: world Message-ID: <730183040snx@crynwr.com> References: <DERAADT.93Feb18021105@newt.fsa.ca> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 93 04:37:20 GMT Organization: Crynwr Software Lines: 17 In article <DERAADT.93Feb18021105@newt.fsa.ca> deraadt@fsa.ca writes: Every single one of us who posts patches is helping them (and I have no problem with that. In fact, here's an offer to BSDI that if they want to use my YP code (my only serious contribution so far) they can.) Company or individual, I don't care. They are not making money from hacking the operating system, they are making money from supporting it, with their hard earned knowledge of the internals over the last N years. BSDI, Cygnus, I can't smell any real difference. BSDI is like an exercise club membership with a $1,000 entry fee. Once you enter the club you get to play there with other members. No guests, though. Cygnus is like getting your own exercise club built in your backyard. Cygnus doesn't care *who* you invite into the club. -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> What canst *thou* say? Crynwr Software Crynwr Software sells packet driver support. 11 Grant St. 315-268-1925 Voice | LPF member - ask me about Potsdam, NY 13676 315-268-9201 FAX | the harm software patents do.