Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:18:21 +0100 From: Jamie Jones <jamie@host-997.news.landeg.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fwd: Opera press release Message-ID: <200209232318.21194.jamie@host-997.news.landeg.com>
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> I believe you can use the license for the FreeBSD version too :). Ahhhh that's good news then! I understand the windows and linux license k= eys are different, so I assumed the FreeBSD one would be too. It just gets better and better! I remember in an advocacy thread a long time ago saying that I'd pay for a native FreeBSD version, but not a Linux version.. Well, I gave in.. The replies to my message asked me what a FreeBSD version would do that the Linux version doesn't. Also there was another long thread a while ago instigated by a "Brett" wh= o said that the Linux emulation layer effectively removes any need for a commercial company to release a FreeBSD specific version of a product.. Obviously, in this case, its (eventually) not true. In light of these 2 threads, I'd like to ask what the advantage of a Free= BSD version is (from a technical, not a PR point of view.. obvious its great = PR=20 news), and why Opera have decided to release a native FreeBSD version ? Anyone know, or have any ideas ? From my point of view, I feel its "clean= er" to run something native, that can hopefully take advantage of some of the FreeBSD features, but then, I sometimes can't escape these puritanical=20 thoughts whilst I'm stuck in my Ivory Tower :-) Jamie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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