Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:18:59 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Markus Mueller <casparos@yahoo.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: own OS-Name Message-ID: <87d4kuvizg.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <4891256E.6090903@yahoo.de> (Markus Mueller's message of "Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:37:34 %2B0200") References: <4891256E.6090903@yahoo.de>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:37:34 +0200, Markus Mueller <casparos@yahoo.de> wrote: > I will create my own *BSD OS based on FreeBSD. How can I change the > Name of this OS ? I mean, that in Logfiles, for example, of servers, > which I connect by sufing in the web and in application which locate > the OS instead "FREEBSD" an another OS-Name "MyOS-Name" will be > displayed. <tongue-in-cheek-reply> By editing all the places where the string 'FreeBSD' appears </tongue-in-cheek-reply> This sounds a bit like 'stating the obvious', but if you are really going to create a *new* OS, it's the only valid answer. The license of many parts of FreeBSD permits this sort of thing, and there is _nothing_ that can stop you from doing that. Having said that, what you want to do is a fairly daunting task, and changing the name is probably going to be the *least* difficult part of it all, once you grab a copy of the source tree and start hacking on it. Good luck with your efforts :-)
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?87d4kuvizg.fsf>