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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.net.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!iiscgate.iisc.co.uk!iisc.co.uk!usenet From: Philip Shotton <phil@mchenry.iisc.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin Subject: Re: Linux, Bsd Against NT bullshit Date: 24 Jan 1997 16:37:19 +0000 Organization: IISC, WingzRT/HST-RT Development Group Lines: 26 Message-ID: <tvrajbt4g0.fsf@mchenry.iisc.co.uk> References: <5c08da$r2t@nntp1.best.com> <5c30ac$9v1@web.nmti.com> <5c4oo2$jad@nntp1.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mchenry X-NNTP-Posting-Host: iiscgate.iisc.co.uk X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.33 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.misc:2017 vss@shell2.ba.best.com (V.S. Senthilkumar) writes: > > > Peter da Silva (peter@nmti.com) wrote: > > : Linux is GPL restricted. FreeBSD is (with few exceptions) unrestricted [1]. > : This makes it tough to combine the code trees. Politics. > > If what you are saying is true, FreeBSD looks like clear choice for long run! > > If they had source code restriction, Linux might become something like > netscape later, and start charging money when people use it widely. No no no! The restrictions specifically prevent the distribution of Linux without easy access to the source code (read the GPL). This is a case of a restriction that increases access. Phil -- ************************************************************************* * Phil Shotton | WingZ/HyperScript Tools Development Team * * Director of Development | IISC, London, England. +44 (0)171 628 6960 * * phil@wingz.com | WWW Home Page - http://www.wingz.com * *************************************************************************