Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:51:38 EDT From: Bsdguru@aol.com To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Query: How to tell if Microsoft is using BSD TCP/IP code? Message-ID: <be.161c0b3a.285f7d8a@aol.com>
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In a message dated 06/17/2001 2:27:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jkh@osd.bsdi.com writes: > 2. We're not bashing Microsoft here. We're just trying to figure > out if their recently published comments that "Open Source is bad > and inimical to our interests" is really just marketspeak which > contradicts their own engineering position. > > - Jordan It wouldnt contradict their marketing position if they are using BSD code, because they dont make source readily available. Using open source for a commercial product which you modify and customize is not the same as making the source available for others to modify and distribute at will. I dont see how proving the microsoft uses open source code in their product proves that open source is generally good for commercial products or corporate interests. All it proves is that open source has some value as a base for more s, which I dont think that anyone, including Microsoft, disagrees with. Bryan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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