Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 21:43:05 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: mark@grondar.za, donegan@quick.net, scrappy@hub.org, dcs@newsguy.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Postfix is coming. new uid, gid required. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812312141490.11136-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <199901010217.SAA20264@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 21:01:32 -0500 (EST) > > From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> > > > > The GPL works fine with FreeBSD, we have a src/gnu, if you don't remember. The > > only major caveats with GPL are (as I see it) that: > > 1. We don't want GPL stuff in the kernel, hence the EXTREMELY few > > GPL drivers. (the GPL'd math emulator, and one other...) > > 2. GPL does not necessarily mean good. Not all the standard GNU > > utilities are good, nor even as good as the BSD predecessors. > > The GPL does not prevent us from including exim because: > > 1. We keep the source open, and changes public. > > 2. We don't change the license (we can't), so we don't violate the GPL. > > > > If you can find any fault in including exim, state it. > > > can a company take FreeBSD, including exim, make modifications and > sell the result. several companies to this. the gnat box, nokia, > whistle and others. They seem to have, seeing as we already HAVE GPL software included in the base distribution. Maybe you should ask Julian Elischer :) > > if they can, i have misunderstood, that would be my fault. > > jmb > > ps. my lst message to current was delivered in 30 seconds 600 and > 624 messages in the two 15 second intervals. thats 144k and > 150k messages per hour. for those that are counting. > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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