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Date:      25 Jun 2001 16:30:40 +0200
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
Cc:        Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.corserv.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: winDriver selling fbsd
Message-ID:  <xzp4rt4einj.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: <20010625161724.C69225@lpt.ens.fr>
References:  <200106250254.VAA26281@corserv.corserv.com> <xzpbsnd184p.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20010625153535.A69225@lpt.ens.fr> <p05100317b75cef8f05b4@[194.78.241.123]> <20010625161724.C69225@lpt.ens.fr>

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Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> writes:
> Brad Knowles said on Jun 25, 2001 at 15:56:32:
> > 	That's a good question.  First off, they don't sell FreeBSD 
> > itself.  BSDi didn't sell FreeBSD itself.  Walnut Creek didn't sell 
> > FreeBSD itself.  What they all have sold (and WindRiver continues to 
> > sell) are certain products related to FreeBSD.  
> That's a nitpick.  It's like saying Red Hat doesn't sell Linux, but a
> CD set relating to Linux.

Bad analogy.  RedHat have a *lot* more control and influence over the
distro they sell (and even the Linux kernel itself) than either WC or
BSDI ever had over FreeBSD.

> True.  But I don't think the correct reaction is to call the
> questioners idiots.

I did not!

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org

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