Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 11:58:36 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@peorth.iteration.net> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Buying vs. "Buying in" Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001004115533.04b6f350@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20001004121710.C24813@peorth.iteration.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001004105835.05042c10@localhost> <200010022148.OAA11591@usr05.primenet.com> <200010022000.OAA18288@nomad.yogotech.com> <200010022148.OAA11591@usr05.primenet.com> <20001004114506.A24813@peorth.iteration.net> <4.3.2.7.2.20001004105835.05042c10@localhost>
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At 11:17 AM 10/4/2000, Michael C . Wu wrote: >Please do not reinterpret something that does not need to reinterpreted. >For example, there is no act of "buying" when you do an FTP install, >whether it be "buying or buying into." It is a conscious choice >when you accept the BSDL. The BSD license is important, in that it does not discriminate against developers or attempt to take something from you (as the GPL does). However, the notion of "buy-in" is vitally important. It's what turns something like FreeBSD from a hobbyists' playground to something significant, important, and vital. Even users who don't contribute code are lending support to the platform by becoming involved. >Territoriality in Bill Joy gave BSD its TCP/IP stack. Actually, DARPA gave BSD its TCP/IP stack. Bill was merely one of the people who were funded to do it. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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