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From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson)
Subject: Re: Questions about Linux vs. FreeBSD...
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In article <4av4vk$988@helena.MT.net>,
Nate Williams <nate@sneezy.sri.com> wrote:
>
>Note, the Linux iBCS emulator will run about 5% of the BSD binaries (if
>that), and the author has posted that he will not work on it anymore
>w/out monetary support, so it's a dead product with little use until
>someone else makes it work.
>
What???? Profit motive and GPL????  I guess no one will do it...  I sure
would not gain any advantage doing it with the GPL license (unless someone
paid me for it) on Linux.  I still cannot understand companies that would
risk redistributing their hard-earned (researched) technology under (or tainted
by) ANY free license.  Tainting my code with some sort of GPLed library or OS
in *any* way is too risky for me.  I guess that those who have nothing
to loose like things such as welfare and GPL :-).  It is the war between
the haves and have-nots.  Class warfare... :-).

John
dyson@freebsd.org