Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 13:39:54 -0500 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: majordomo Message-ID: <61701.913487994@gjp.erols.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 11 Dec 1998 06:16:20 EST." <199812111116.GAA09178@bilver.magicnet.net>
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Bill Vermillion wrote in message ID <199812111116.GAA09178@bilver.magicnet.net>: > Does this list know that sendmail has gone commercial? > The freegoods are at www.sendmail.org, and the commericial > information is at www.sendmail.com I think that very much depends on what you mean by ``gone commercial'' If you've ever been to one of Erics talks (say at ISPCon or USENIX or LISA) then you'll know that the commercial side sells support and features often needed in a commercial situation (i.e. point and click interfaces which make Pointy-Haired-Bosses happy), but the money is also used to fund future development of the *freeware* version. The free sendmail is not, and never will, go away as it is a fundamental part of Erics business model. Since sendmail is used by ~75 of the internet as its MTA, keeping it freeware gives him tremendous influence over the market, which can only help his commercial sales. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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