Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:31:22 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape browser Message-ID: <36F6C4BA.127F7508@softweyr.com> References: <4.1.19990321150512.03f85d40@localhost> <4.2.0.32.19990322132103.03f66150@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote:
>
> Marketroid #1: They're using the Linux version. FreeBSD emulates Linux.
>
> Marketroid #2: In that case, why should we invest any money in doing a
> port? They're already using the Linux product. If we spend the money,
> we'll get no new sales and we'll have to support another OS; that's
> like pouring big money down the toilet! Let's devote more money into
> pushing Linux. And what's this about an OS called "Be?" I hear it's based
> on Linux too. (*)
>
> [...]
>
> (*) Yes, you know and I know that BeOS uses only the LILO loader and some
No, it doesn't. I used a similar loader on x86 in the early days, called
BeLO, but that has been gone since R4. Perhaps you should know a *little
bit* about what you're talking about before spewing misinformation about,
Brett.
> Linux device drivers. But recently, Be has been touting this as a way
Far more of their device drivers came from FreeBSD than Linux. Be cannot
distribute Linux drivers with the system, because most Linux drivers are
GPL'd. Other chunks of BSD functionality, primarily FreeBSD, are found
in BeOS as well -- the system date/time code for instance.
> of trying to leverage Linux's flash-in-the-pan popularity.
I dare you to find any public utterance or writing by any official, or even
employee, of Be Inc. trying to claim any degree of compatibility with Linux,
or in any other way attempting to "leverage Linux's flash-in-the-pan
popularity." It just has not (and will not) happen. This is just yet
another B.S. from Brett.
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
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