RE: FreeBSD Popularity

somewhere=2C...=2C According to Gates=2C GPLd software (Linux):
"makes it impossible for a commercial company to use any of that work or bu=
ild on any of that work. So what you saw with TCP/IP or Sendmail=2C NFS=2C.=
...=2C or the browser could never happen."

 I suppose this is exactly why BIG corps like Apple=2Cand Juniper=2C and ..=
..=2C chose *BSD code initially=2C=20

 But am I glad that Linux's GPL is protecting my bank card in some ATM ? -c=
areful now.
:)

> Date: Sat=2C 6 Mar 2010 12:26:51 +0000
> From: [e-mail]
> To: [e-mail]
> CC: [e-mail]=3B [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Popularity
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> On Sat=2C Mar 06=2C 2010 at 02:44:47AM -0600=2C Sam Fourman Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > To be honest=2C I think the licence puts off most of the commercial
> > > entities. Which is a *good* thing.
> > >
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> > Explain your point on this? BSD is supposed to be commercial friendly.
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> > Sam Fourman Jr.
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> I saw Linux go from a sort of hobbiest system to what it is now=2C where
> most of the patches come from RedHat=2C IBM and Novell.
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> These patches are focussed on whatever those big companies are
> focussed on ATM which doesn't necessarily coincide with what the
> user base wants.
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> For instance=2C who cares that Linux is patched to run on IBM Z-series?
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> IBM. Not me.
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> So you get a lot of cruft in the kernel which has nothing to do with
> the desires of the user base but it's what a PHB at IBM wants.
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> Yes=2C there are companies whom use and support FreeBSD but their say
> on FreeBSD development is limited and usually welcome. I'm thinking of
> Juniper.
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> My belief is that the FreeBSD license puts off the big commercial
> players because it's written in clear English and can be written on
> half a page of A4.
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> This puts the ball in the PHB's court unlike the GPL's reams of
> legalese which is punted along to the legal department. i.e the PHB
> can pass the buck and hence GPL software is used.
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> That's just a guess. I can't think why a license=2C that allows more
> freedom than an obtuse license that is dependent on the uncertain
> interpretation of a judge=2C is used.=20
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> Regards=2C
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> --=20
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>  Frank
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>  Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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