Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 14:49:44 -0800 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: ignacioc@avantel.net (Ignacio Cristerna), freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation: what to (not) do about it Message-ID: <66527.973550984@winston.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> of "Mon, 06 Nov 2000 22:20:48 GMT." <200011062220.PAA22673@usr08.primenet.com>
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> The software isn't severable, and it's not layered. If the > NetBSD rc files go in, then you will have a talking point. No relevance to the current point. A proper upgrade issue will take advantage of such abstractions where they exist and whap over them with a blunt object where they do not. There will never be enough "layers" to make an upgrade totally painless and a mixture of both approaches will always, to some degree, be necessary. > The restrictive license was a requirement placed there by Whistle > when they funded the developement under FreeBSD. I've heard this story differently and with Sun involved, but no matter as it's a petty point. > I seem to remember that FreeBSD started out with proprietary bits > in its installer. Your memory is flawed. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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