Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2000 15:38:04 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org> To: Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.corserv.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDi acquisition of Telenet Message-ID: <394155AC.B0B4FDBA@asme.org> References: <200006091840.NAA02242@corserv.corserv.com>
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Kevin Lyons wrote:
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> The analogy is not the same. The comparison would be if VA had its own
> brand of Linux and wanted Dell or someone else to ship them hardware
> to test their brand of Linux.
>
You mean something like Linus working for transmeta? I think a
relationship will evolve, but the possibilities that something bad
happens are remote. Telenet doesn't make it's own chips, and surely it's
objectives don't include a hardware monopoly.
> Most things occur for a reason. A thinking man is compelled to gather
> facts and evaluate outcomes so I do not think it is alarmist to ask these
> kinds of questions.
OK, I exaggerated on the "alarmist" issue, I simply couldn't find
another term.
Think in terms of business, the new BSDi has to compete against the many
linux distributions and "added value" companies. The BSD license is a
good advantage in their business, but since they are planning to keep
the development open they need other fields to keep their profit.
cheers,
Pedro.
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