From owner-freebsd-current Thu Dec 31 18:17:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA20275 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:17:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA20264; Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:17:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmb) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:17:33 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199901010217.SAA20264@hub.freebsd.org> From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" To: green@unixhelp.org CC: mark@grondar.za, donegan@quick.net, scrappy@hub.org, dcs@newsguy.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: (message from Brian Feldman on Thu, 31 Dec 1998 21:01:32 -0500 (EST)) Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Postfix is coming. new uid, gid required. References: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 21:01:32 -0500 (EST) > From: Brian Feldman > > The GPL works fine with FreeBSD, we have a src/gnu, if you don't remember. The > only major caveats with GPL are (as I see it) that: > 1. We don't want GPL stuff in the kernel, hence the EXTREMELY few > GPL drivers. (the GPL'd math emulator, and one other...) > 2. GPL does not necessarily mean good. Not all the standard GNU > utilities are good, nor even as good as the BSD predecessors. > The GPL does not prevent us from including exim because: > 1. We keep the source open, and changes public. > 2. We don't change the license (we can't), so we don't violate the GPL. > > If you can find any fault in including exim, state it. can a company take FreeBSD, including exim, make modifications and sell the result. several companies to this. the gnat box, nokia, whistle and others. if they can, i have misunderstood, that would be my fault. jmb ps. my lst message to current was delivered in 30 seconds 600 and 624 messages in the two 15 second intervals. thats 144k and 150k messages per hour. for those that are counting. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message