From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Dec 23 23: 2:51 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 23 23:02:49 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from homer.softweyr.com (bsdconspiracy.net [208.187.122.220]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B670337B400 for ; Sat, 23 Dec 2000 23:02:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=softweyr.com ident=Fools trust ident!) by homer.softweyr.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14A5Fz-0000ZE-00; Sun, 24 Dec 2000 00:07:48 -0700 Sender: wes@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <3A45A0C3.8FC18D7F@softweyr.com> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 00:07:47 -0700 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr LLC X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12 i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Drew Eckhardt Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT References: <200012220021.eBM0Luh12696@chopper.Poohsticks.ORG> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Drew Eckhardt wrote: > > In message <5.0.0.25.0.20001221184852.03ceab10@mail.etinc.com>, dennis@etinc.co > m writes: > >Yes but most commercial uses take advantage of the binary distribution > >capability of the BSD license AFTER they've poured their corporate dollars > >into enhancements. With linux you have to give your work away, making it > >much less useful. > > To be pedantic, you only need to provide source for works derived > from GPL'd software which in this case means the kernel propper. User > land applications and device drivers may be shipped in binary-only > form because they are separate works, even when distributed in > aggregation with GPL'd software. That depends on the type of "aggregation". If you produce a single-purpose device, like an "internet radio", the entire device has a single purpose, therefore every part of the device is "derived from" every other part. That means, if you use GPL'ed software in such a device, you have to provide source for every line of code, and perhaps schematics or gerbers for the circuits and VHDL for your ASICs as well. Doesn't that just make you want to run out and stuff Linux in your multi- million development dollar routing switch now? -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message