From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 24 14:31:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AAFC106564A for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:31:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 607D38FC22 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:31:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working (198-144-37-131.static.vdsl.nidhog.net [198.144.37.131]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 09A0EEBC0A; Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:31:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:31:09 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: unga888@yahoo.com Message-Id: <20080924103109.b827bdaa.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <873547.5011.qm@web57004.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <873547.5011.qm@web57004.mail.re3.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why not GNU cmp? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:31:12 -0000 Unga wrote: > > Hi all > > I have noted FreeBSD uses GNU diff, GNU diff3 and GNU sdiff. Why FreeBSD uses its own version of cmp? why not use GNU cmp? Is the GNU cmp not compatible with FreeBSD? The GNU version of cmp is not licensed under the BSD license. Given enough time/manpower, all the GNU tools in FreeBSD will eventually be replaced with BSD-licensed versions. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com