Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 20:14:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.corserv.com> To: brett@lariat.org, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, klyons@corserv.corserv.com Subject: Re: BSDi acquisition of Telenet Message-ID: <200006090114.UAA01102@corserv.corserv.com>
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Mainly because I figured anything Kurt or BSDi wanted to say about it they would have said in the press release. As it is, the press release didn't mention those points. > Why not ask Kirk et al what they have in mind? They've never been > so secretive as not to discuss such things. > > --Brett > > At 06:54 PM 6/8/2000, Kevin Lyons wrote: > > > >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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