Re: Compare Linux and Freebsd Redux

From: Neil Bradley (nb_no_spam_at_synthcom.com)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 20:26:31 -0700

"krf" <krf@Vega.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.05.28.02.21.55.238893@Vega.com...
> By happy chance a Linux job came in over close to Dallas today (Thank you
> MS and SCO!!!) Sorry, I have to disagree with you guys who don't like the
> GPL controversy. I think it has been the greatest thing to happen to
> Linux (and I assume, other non-Redmond OS's).

Well, GPL and Linux are two completely separate things. My beef with the GPL
is that it attaches politics to the license on what you can and can't do
with the code. The BSD license truly is free.

-->Neil

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