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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Linux, Bsd Against NT bullshit
Date: 21 Jan 1997 18:01:48 GMT
Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI
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References: <5c08da$r2t@nntp1.best.com>
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In article <5c08da$r2t@nntp1.best.com>, V.S. Senthilkumar <vss@best.com> wrote:
> Why not Linux and Bsd merged so that it can become a
> big force against NT.
Linux is GPL restricted. FreeBSD is (with few exceptions) unrestricted [1].
This makes it tough to combine the code trees. Politics.
However, FreeBSD 2.2 runs Linux executables, so why not just go with that?
You should even be able to install the Red Hat RPM manager and install
Linux packages automagically.
[1] Ironically, most of the Linux distributions include restricted tools
and tools for which the source isn't available, while the FreeBSD release
contains all the installation and release tools.
--
The Reverend Peter da Silva, ULC, COQO, BOFH.
Har du kramat din varg, idag? `-_-'