Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:37:59 -0600 From: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: Bill-Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> Cc: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>, Rico Secada <coolzone@io.dk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing@gmail.com> Subject: Re: is THIS why the 6.2 release seems stalled ? Message-ID: <ef10de9a0701110037y56d1e948k9f7bc1658d4e643e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701102346090.14111@liam.billschoolcraft.com> References: <45A2805E.7060000@ccstores.com> <ef10de9a0701091508k7f1775f7h4c2cdc8c7498e7fc@mail.gmail.com> <20070110003730.GA94711@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <ef10de9a0701092201x22bc17f2p4434eab0dda58c63@mail.gmail.com> <20070110073106.89d726a8.coolzone@io.dk> <a969fbd10701092259w5a44f552k90e434d6cf85e6db@mail.gmail.com> <45A5B717.4080505@sonicboom.org> <a969fbd10701102022l48aef94ar8f0bda1361cc6a62@mail.gmail.com> <ef10de9a0701102211r408b7e62labd58cbbec1e845d@mail.gmail.com> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701102346090.14111@liam.billschoolcraft.com>
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On 1/11/07, Bill-Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> wrote: > At Thu, 11 Jan 2007 it looks like Nikolas Britton composed: > > > On 1/10/07, Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I dunno..Linux got _somewhere_ before big money came into it. > > > > > > Like I said..when Fbsd 2.5 was light _years_ ahead of Linux..sometime > > > after that, focus was lost. > > > > > > > USL v. BSDi happened. > > I'm not that informed historically and was glad to get this little > tidbit a while ago when tracking down the history of Unix/Linux... > > http://wiliweld.com/history.jpg > The differences between the GPL and BSD licenses come into play as well. I'm sure it was a combination of the lawsuit, license, and marketing at the right moments that gave Linux the huge lead it has now... and had nothing to do with it being better. With all the code locked up in the GPL license today it will be impossible for the BSD's to ever out code Linux... We lost this battle... Guerrilla tactics are needed now, but the old crusties in the group still think we have a chance using the antiquated ones.
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