Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:36:15 -0500 (EST) From: Darren Henderson <darren@nighttide.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Merger, and what will its effects be on committers? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003102121260.24889-100000@jasper.nighttide.net> In-Reply-To: <20000311005257.D38803@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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I'm not quite sure why some folks seem apprehensive about this business,
am I missing something?
Walnut Creek did not own FreeBSD, as much as anyone owns it the core
does. WC was a major supporter of FreeBSD and helped it become what it
is today.
BSDi and WC have merged. Every indication is that not only does the new
entity plan to continue its support of FreeBSD but to actually increase it
and make the majority of BSDi's product available for inclussion in
FreeBSD.
Yes, if there is a sudden infux of commiters from what was once BSDi there
could be a political shift in the direction the project takes. However,
even if the very worst were to happen, everyone who holds a copy of the
source is able to regroup and start afresh if needs be (and they can find
the talent). The beauty of the license.
I see a lot of good things in store for FreeBSD.
-Darren
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