Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 02:25:34 +0100 From: "Julian Stacey Jhs@jhs.muc.de" <jhs@jhs.muc.de> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>, marcov@stack.nl (Marco van de Voort), hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT Message-ID: <200012220125.eBM1PYp10444@jhs.muc.de> In-Reply-To: Message from Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> of "Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:22:48 PST." <200012211822.eBLIMm778734@earth.backplane.com>
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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
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