Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 18:56:08 +1000 From: Damien Miller <djm@mindrot.org> To: Matt Heath <matt@thebigchoice.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Think outside of the box (Gawd, I hate that term) Message-ID: <3F3608A8.1000403@mindrot.org> In-Reply-To: <3F35FB5C.8050205@thebigchoice.com> References: <200308090347.55304.racerx@makeworld.com> <3F35FB5C.8050205@thebigchoice.com>
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Matt Heath wrote: > don't worry, we're working on it > > http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/ > > Theo occasionally pops by to comp.os.plan9 (last time to "discuss" licences) > (he coverts the plan9 compilers) > > plan9 is an OS research platform > > some of it's tools have been kind of back-ported to the unix likes > (wily, 9wm) > > I use plan9 as my development platform as it is a delight to use. > > Don't expect eye candy, it is an OS to get work done. Just don't try to use it in a commercial product unless you have a commercial license or a small army of laywers to help you through the license morass. Compare the Plan9 license[1] with the OpenBSD license policy[2] and recommended license[3] sometime. -d [1] http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/plan9dist/license.html [2] http://www.openbsd.org/policy.html [3] http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/share/misc/license.template?rev=1.2
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