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Date:      Tue, 26 Jun 2001 02:52:17 -0600
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
Cc:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Query:  How to tell if Microsoft is using BSD TCP/IP code?
Message-ID:  <3B384D41.4C24BC09@softweyr.com>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0106241348310.7419-100000@imladris.rielhome.conectiva>

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Rik van Riel wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> > Wes Peters said on Jun 23, 2001 at 23:28:42:
> > > > Plenty of GNU stuff there, though it doesn't say so explicitly.
> > > > Of course, they say it's all meant only for "legacy Unix" stuff.
> > >
> > > Can you substantiate your claim there is "plenty of GNU stuff" in
> > > Interix, or are you just talking out your ass as usual?
> 
> gcc, gdb, bash, gnu emacs and a bunch more.

Out of several hundred utilities?  Gimme a break.  Yeah, it's probably
half the binary distribution, but that just goes to show the difference
in bloat between the GPL and BSD derived bits.

They even have a "download the source" page right on the Interix product
page.  You Linux weenies would cry over being hung with a brand new, GPL'd 
rope.

</taunt weenies=Linux>

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/

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