Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:09:33 +0000 () From: francis yeung <fyeung@fyeung5.netific.com> To: ian_stewart@nyro.com Cc: dwalton@psiint.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can FreeBSD be used in a commercial way? Message-ID: <199602061809.SAA25256@fyeung5.netific.com> In-Reply-To: <9602062229.AA00429@nyro.com> from "Ian H. Stewart" at Feb 6, 96 02:29:31 pm
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> Greetings, SunOS 4.x and Mips were both based on public domain BSD sources. I believe that HP uses the same code base. Only SVR4 (original AT&T) version need licenses. That is why Sun paid $85M to Novell. BSDI did the same thing. Did BSDI ever give FreeBSD anything in return ? There are companies selling Linux with their own enhancements and call it different name. The key is the support issue. Quite a few router companies's networking code was based on BSD too. Beside BSDI, is there anyone out there providing the similiar thing ? Francis > >How do you define "complete OS" such that FreeBSD doesn't already meet > >the definition? > > > >Dave Walton > > I agree that it is a complete OS. I want to use it as a foundation > for a better > OS. It depends on what you consider complete for the market you > are targeting. > > I simply want to add value (in software & service) and then > be able to sell it under my label. > > As an example, Sun Solaris and HP-UX are system V based > I believe, but they don't sell it as Sun System V or HP System V. > Each vendor has it's own names and features. That is all I am > saying / asking. > > Ian > >
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