Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 19:54:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.corserv.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: BSDi acquisition of Telenet Message-ID: <200006090054.TAA01053@corserv.corserv.com>
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Is anyone concerned about the impact of BSDi's acquisition of Telenet systems? Ordinarily, I doubt it would matter, but taken in conjunction with the merger of BSDi and Walnut Creek, one wonders if hardware manufacturers such as Dell, Micron, etc. will be as willing to provide FreeBSD Inc. with sample/development hardware. I guess from Kirk's standpoint at BSDi, I can't blame him. BSDi was trying to sell BSD/OS and Internet Super Server for umpteen thousand dollars when FreeBSD is essentially free and supports more hardware with an incredible hardware expansion program going on. BSDi may feel that the only way they can make money and stay viable is to start selling hardware. But the merger between Walnut Creek and BSDi is still puzzling. Jordan and friends at FreeBSD Inc. would, I hope, reject any interference in licensing or distribution attempts made by BSDi. After all, FreeBSD is composed of multiple independant developers who could easily move from Walnut Creek's CVS servers and distribution (as evidenced by NetBSD) if forced to. Am I the only one wondering about this? Maybe someone higher up in the BSD kingdom and familiar with the politics can illuminate the merger and acquisition. Kevin Lyons - /.sigs take up bandwidth To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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