Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 21:20:00 -0800 (PST) From: Noel Miller <noeldamonmiller@yahoo.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>, jobs@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Noel Miller <noeldamonmiller@yahoo.com> Subject: WSJ: Microsoft Uses Open-Source Code Despite Denying Use of Such Software Message-ID: <20021123052000.52810.qmail@web21408.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200211230118.gAN1Hvs39905@flip.jhs.private>
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All,
OK, you made me do it. It's the Wall street
journal. Certainly there's a Freebsd committer who
knows the inside track on this...
I searched for the WSJ article but it has since
been deleted.
http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Newswire505.html
Noel
--- "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> wrote:
> I wrote:
> > I can't tell you more 'cos I've lost my copy of
> that mail, but if
> > the person who mailed me privately before could
> repost this list ?
>
> Found it, & I see it adressed in body of mail as
> "All", even though
> headers suggest just I got it, so it seems OK to
> forward it to list.
> ------- Forwarded Message
> From noeldamonmiller@yahoo.com Thu Nov 21
> 17:41:21 2002
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> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 06:33:54 -0800 (PST)
> From: Noel Miller <noeldamonmiller@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Increasing my focus
> To: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.com>
> In-Reply-To:
> <200211211130.gALBU3s06957@flip.jhs.private>
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>
> All,
>
>
>
> Now that I think about it, the XP kernel has
> a
> fair amount of code from the BSD kernel. It's
> nothing
> that Microsoft wants to be too public, but I read
> it
> in a news article from the Register if memory
> serves,
> so it's probably true. Now all you need to do is
> get
> on the inside track in Redmond... if you're
> interested.
> Bottom line, obviously Microsoft has a
> vested
> interest in development of the BSD kernel. They
> should
> put some of there money up to the table, after
> all
> they are reaping the rewards without having to
> pay
> anything up front. I think it's more stable
> personally..
> Also, OS X is BSD based as well. I wouldn't
> be
> surprised if Apple is putting some money into
> BSD.
> Although It does appear as if they have created a
> new
> branch on the BSD tree much like Sun Micro did
> ages
> ago.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Noel
> --------------
> [ Appended old mail from jhs@ & others stripped
> by jhs@ ]
> --------------
>
> Julian Stacey
> jhs @ berklix.com Computer Systems Engineer & Unix
> Consultant, Munich.
> Ihr Rauchen = mein allergischer Kopfschmerz !
> Schnupftabak probieren.
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