Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:25:35 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: dg@root.com Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD finances Message-ID: <199811152125.XAA27263@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <199811142256.OAA20023@root.com> from David Greenman at "Nov 14, 98 02:56:27 pm"
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David Greenman wrote: > FreeBSD, Inc. does not produce FreeBSD. > The confusion you have comes from not seeing the subtle differences in > the various names that are being used. "The FreeBSD Project" refers to the > development effort that produces FreeBSD releases. It has a core team, is > not incorporated, and has no money whatsoever. "FreeBSD, Inc.", on the > other hand, is a for-profit company that manages the distribution of a > small amount of donations, produces no software or any other products, is > owned and operated by exactly one person (Jordan), and is accountable only > to him. In the circumstances, wouldn't "The FreeBSD Project" or "Individual members of the FreeBSD Project, and contributors" be preferable in this context? % dmesg | head -3 Copyright (c) 1992-1998 FreeBSD Inc. Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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