Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 19:01:02 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: 3.0 enters BETA status in 12 days! Message-ID: <35F16E4E.6865E626@pipeline.ch> References: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9809051123320.21019-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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Chuck Robey wrote: > On Sat, 5 Sep 1998, Andre Oppermann wrote: > > Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > > > Jordan K. Hubbard said: > > > > > > > At some point (perhaps immediately), some committers will have to be > > > > able to "bite the bullet" and admit that their code will not be > > > > appropriate for inclusion in the 3.0.0 release. > > > > > > Hey Jordan, have you given any consideration to how you're going to > > > handle the softupdates thing for the 3.0 GENERIC kernel? I'm not > > > certain you even _can_ stick it in, but I'm curious if softupdates will > > > be one of the headlines with this new release. > > > > I wonder how Kirk handles the licensing issue for his softupdates stuff. > > A webpage where one can buy a per box license by credit card for $20 or > > so... > > If you read the license, you'll note that he DOESN'T CHARGE for private > usage. No need at all for the web site you're talking about. He only > wants money from folks packaging his stuff in large numbers of products > and selling them. Seems terrifically reasonable, actually. I know that but I meant the boxes I use for my ISP operations. That is commercial usage. (but not packaging and selling). -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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