Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:22:34 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any Linux distros which are not Open Source? Message-ID: <200101091922.IAA26214@ducky.nz.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101091244380.99395-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de> References: <200101091131.AAA24507@ducky.nz.freebsd.org>
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On 9 Jan 2001, at 12:53, Konrad Heuer wrote: > The Linux kernel is under GPL and thus open source, I agree. On the other > hand Linux - in strict sense - is nothing more than the kernel. [snip] Thanks. And the same person tells me this: ### One day FreeBSD may want to incorporate some cool Linux stuff into its kernel that would require a *lot* of work to write without infringing upon GPLed code. That's when the really tough decisions will arise. ### That's just FUD to me. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ FreshPorts - http://freshports.org/ NZ Broadband - http://unixathome.org/broadband/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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