Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 22:19:39 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More on the Intel-UNIX standard Message-ID: <3605C5CB.C61EAC21@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> References: <199809202023.NAA00557@word.smith.net.au>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > > I'm concerned about the SNR in hackers, but I just couldn't resist > > asking if someone was aware and acting on this > > http://www.sco.com/udi/ > > Yes, we're aware of it. What is there to act on? > Mail the key actors and ask for a prerelease to work on it. > > It will be ported for Linux and distributed as freeware, as far as SCO > > knows... > > There is pressure for Intel to include a Linux implementation as part > of the deliverables for UDI. As such, it may be contaminated by the > GPL. > It WILL be ported, as an SCO announce says. A GPL is inconvenient because companies won't want to be forced to distribute source code of a key part with the OS. GPL was designed to live only with GPL and I don't think Compaq, IBM and SUN will accept it. We must start pressing for a BSD-like license here. OTOH the Open Group is already understanding ... Pedro. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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