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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!lll-winken.llnl.gov!nntp.coast.net!news.sprintlink.net!news1!not-for-mail From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Message-ID: <49s93l$a6@dyson.iquest.net> Sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com> <49pb5g$di8@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 13:35:49 GMT Lines: 36 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:29000 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9703 comp.unix.advocacy:11649 comp.unix.misc:19778 In article <49pb5g$di8@agate.berkeley.edu>, Nick Kralevich <nickkral@parker.EECS.Berkeley.EDU> wrote: >In article <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com>, >Julian Elischer <julian@mailhub.tfs.com> wrote: >>Whoops, can't let you get away with that one I'm afraid.. >>The entire FreeBSD system are available on a DAILY basis >>(or should I say CONTINUAL basis) The releases are just the time >>when we make an EXTRA effort to snapsot it and we >>'freeze development' for a while to get that snapshot >>'right'. > >This is funny. > Please refer to my previous posting as to the instructions. I claim that the Linux kernel development is NOT open, but just a tease. Not only is Linux encumbered, but the CVS tree (if there is one), is NOT available AFAIK. When you use Linux, you have to agree to certain usage restrictions. Nick, you do not seem to understand the issues, and I am sorry that you have not been able to accept reality. Reality is, that FreeBSD development is *extremely* open and the OS runtime is unencumbered. Begging the question is silly -- so your above statement is vacuous. Why don't you just try supping the daily FreeBSD-current tree or perhaps randomly ftp down any FreeBSD source file -- you can do it, no problem. If you choose not to -- that is your decision also, but you and anyone else have that choice. If the big Linux suppliers would make their daily source trees available, then is the Linux kernel available for daily update??? Linus owns Linux and through his generosity, you can use it -- isn't that nice of him?. John dyson@freebsd.org