From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 21 17:42:26 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 21 17:42:21 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from slarti.muc.de (slarti.muc.de [193.149.48.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4E29337B402 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:42:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 16701 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2000 01:42:19 -0000 Received: from jhs.muc.de (193.149.49.84) by slarti.muc.de with SMTP; 22 Dec 2000 01:42:19 -0000 Received: from park.jhs.private (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jhs.muc.de (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eBM1PYp10444; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 01:25:34 GMT (envelope-from jhs@park.jhs.private) Message-Id: <200012220125.eBM1PYp10444@jhs.muc.de> To: Matt Dillon Cc: Dennis , marcov@stack.nl (Marco van de Voort), hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT In-Reply-To: Message from Matt Dillon of "Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:22:48 PST." <200012211822.eBLIMm778734@earth.backplane.com> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 02:25:34 +0100 From: "Julian Stacey Jhs@jhs.muc.de" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Matt Dillon wrote: > :If you want freebsd to remain a cult OS for hackers you are correct. > FreeBSD hasn't been a cult OS in a very long time, Dennis. You need to > open your eyes a little more. The OSS world has changed in the last > few years. > :Reverse engineering is a myth. The result is so inferior to high-level > :language source code as to not be a concern, plus its illegal so it cant be > :marketed. > Reverse engineering is very legal, and it is hardly a myth, nor > .............. > -Matt Examiners at the European Patent Office http://www.epo.org tell me: Reverse engineering is legal in Europe, Illegal in USA. I never asked about Canada, Japan, Oz, Russia etc :-) ie laws vary, you may actually both be right, it's legal & illegal, depending where. Julian - Julian Stacey Unix Consultant - Munich Germany http://bim.bsn.com/~jhs/ Considering Linux ? Try FreeBSD with its 4200 packages ! Ihr Rauchen => mein allergischer Kopfschmerz ! Kau/Schnupftabak probieren ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message