Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 23:18:20 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: dan@langille.org Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any Linux distros which are not Open Source? Message-ID: <3A5BFEAC.9020F8AC@softweyr.com> References: <200101091131.AAA24507@ducky.nz.freebsd.org> <200101091922.IAA26214@ducky.nz.freebsd.org>
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Dan Langille wrote:
>
> 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.
Of course none of the code in the FreeBSD kernel we have now required any
hard work, it was all just a walk in the park compared to working on that
really difficult GPLed code.
I guess there are some advantages to our more controlled development environ-
ment, eh?
</SARCASM>
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