From owner-freebsd-advocacy Wed Nov 29 15:37:40 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from grumpy.dyndns.org (cm-24-246-28-166.toney.mediacom.ispchannel.com [24.246.28.166]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B7FB37B402; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:37:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grumpy.dyndns.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eATNbQS59371; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:37:27 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org) Message-Id: <200011292337.eATNbQS59371@grumpy.dyndns.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.2 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Terry Lambert Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG From: David Kelly Subject: Re: Here is what IBM thinks about using FreeBSD on their newer In-reply-to: Message from Terry Lambert of "Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:10:25 GMT." <200011291810.LAA19425@usr08.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 17:37:26 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Terry Lambert writes: [...] > There is a difference between tools dependencies and product > dependencies. The InterJet is a closed box, and does not > ship with a ful developement environment. > > The way IBM "handled it" was to do due dilligence on all the > code that shipped on the InterJet, and with one procedural > snag, vetted it for shipment. > > The actual thing that gave them the most trouble was PHK's > "BeerWare" license, which they finally decided didn't really > constitute an obligation, since they could just decide to > not like the code or find it useful. I read most everything Terry Lambert posts to the FreeBSD lists for his high S/N ratio and for the laughs I get from stuff like the above. :-) Can you imagine trying to explain to an IBM executive that if he/she were to meet PHK they were obliged to buy him a beer? And that it wouldn't go under "entertainment expense account" but under "royalty payments"? Its sure to add an entire viewgraph to the annual Ethics Training. Complete with a picture of PHK so they would know him when they meet him and not be tricked into buying beers for impostors. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message