Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:47:45 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_K=F6vesd=E1n?= <gabor@FreeBSD.org> To: albi <albi@scii.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, Dylan Rogers <dylanrogers1@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD = Free Software? Message-ID: <44C7C6E1.805@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20060726213911.62bd50ab.albi@scii.nl> References: <7edd03a20607261232q6c0d121ap2e79bababbc6a4b0@mail.gmail.com> <20060726213911.62bd50ab.albi@scii.nl>
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albi wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:32:00 -0500 > "Dylan Rogers" <dylanrogers1@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I only use free software. I was considering installing a BSD >> derivative on one of my machines. >> >> Does FreeBSD contain only free software? >> > > read the GPL-license, read the BSD-license, > draw your own conclusions on what you prefer to use or not use > > if you really only want to use "Free Software", have fun with > GNU-Hurd ;-) > > Hurd is purely GPL-ed, while FreeBSD is mostly BSDL-ed. BSDL has almost no restrictions, so I'd rather say FreeBSD is really free, not Hurd. -- Cheers, Gabor
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