Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:10:41 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca Cc: dennis@etinc.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Commerical applications (was: Development and validation Message-ID: <199701181710.MAA00925@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <199701181612.LAA28366@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca> from "hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca" at Jan 18, 97 11:12:07 am
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> > > > The problem with the current FreeBSD approach is that you get your noses all > > bent out of shape if someone else makes money off of what you perceive to be > > your work. Your short-sightedness in your failure to realize that the > > resulting popularity will make your skills more marketable and valuable > > is something to consider. > > I think you're confusing FreeBSD with Minix. > As a FreeBSD developer and core team member, about 80% of my "that-a-boy" comes from commercial use. I want to see commercial, research, and teaching use of FreeBSD. Additionally, I want to see constructive criticism coming from all of the various users. ANYONE who wants help from me regarding FreeBSD in the areas where I have some expertise is welcome to ask. Additionally, mods for commercial use that can be folded into the FreeBSD tree are generally quite welcome (as long as they don't conflict with the general purpose nature of the OS.) John Dyson dyson@freebsd.org
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