Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:21:04 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Jay Nelson <noslenj@swbell.net> Cc: greyheart@fnmail.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bull (Was: Re: Open Source isolated...) Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19991121181653.04721360@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911211625590.1600-100000@acp.swbell.net> References: <4.2.0.58.19991121105858.0479a450@localhost>
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At 04:48 PM 11/21/1999 -0600, Jay Nelson wrote: >Has anyone considered that now might be the time to stop associating >ourselves with the open source "movement" -- or any movement, for that >matter, and simply present ourselves as a viable peer of the >commercial operating systems? BSD was around before there was anything called the "open source movement," and will continue to be around once the fad passes. However, it still pays to emphasize the value that's inherent in the fact that the source IS open. >Presenting ourselves as the production >refinement of the research that finished in the 80's at Berkley seems >a much better (and salable) spin than presenting ourselves as 'more >open' than Linux Both are important. It's especially important to stress the advantages of BSD to embedded systems developers. >or squabbling over licensing and the desktop. It doesn't pay to "squabble;" however, it is important to point out the trap that's built into GPLed software. This is a distinguishing factor whose value will grow with time. As for the desktop: BSD can and should offer solutions for it, as any OS should. Remember: people want to use the same OS on the client and on the server. If you do only one, you won't present good value to the user. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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