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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!portal!lll-winken!parc!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!scott.skidmore.edu!psinntp!psinntp!crynwr!nelson From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: 386BSD or LINUX? Message-ID: <720933919snx@crynwr.com> Date: 5 Nov 92 03:25:19 GMT References: <Nov.2.20.33.38.1992.18690@remus.rutgers.edu> Organization: Crynwr Software Lines: 12 In article <Nov.2.20.33.38.1992.18690@remus.rutgers.edu> glenw@remus.rutgers.edu writes: As the subject heading says, which is it? Which is the better,more supported operating system (I know I'm going to get a lot on this one!) Well, Linux's standard copyright is the Free Software Foundation's GPL, whereas the 386bsd's standard copyright basically says "you cannot remove this copyright". In the long run, the GPL is a better copyright, because it prevents people from making proprietary improvements. IMHO, of course. -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.