Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:33:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Didier Derny <didier@omnix.net> To: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD dead ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000311122102.8525C-100000@omnix.net> In-Reply-To: <114801bf8abf$0fc33060$0132a8c0@MELANGE>
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it was this announcement, but it's only words, the reallity can be very different... the equations are quite simple step 1 ------ bsd/os = $$ for bsdi freebsd = lack of bsd/os sold by bsdi --> lack of $$ for bsdi step 2 ------ merge + give code to freebsd --> lack of $$ but future investment bsdi unhappy to have given code but thinking to the future freebsd users happy of the new features ... a few months ... freebsd users 'addicted' by the new features ... a few other months ... bsdi is doing everything to slow down the development of freebsd... ... a few other months ... step 3 ------ freebsd is late behind bsd/os some freebsd users have started to pay for bsd/os [too many drivers / features are missing in freebsd and bsd/os is the nearest compatible system so it's easyier to move from freebsd to bsd/os rather than to linux] ... 1 .. 2 .. 3 years ... step 4 ------ freebsd is dead freebsd users are now running bsd/os (big bucks for BSD/OS) finally it was a good operation for BSDI I've already seen this mechanism several times in the past sorry, that's how I see the things, even if I hope that I'm wrong that's also how some of my clients / friends see the things -- Didier Derny didier@omnix.net On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Sam Leffler wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Didier Derny" <didier@omnix.net> > To: <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 3:02 AM > Subject: Is FreeBSD dead ? > > > > Hi, > > > > I've just read the announcement of the merge of BSDI and Walnut Creek > > CDROM. (March 10 2000). > > > > I guess it's a sad day for FreeBSD. I can't imagine how a company selling > > it's own BSD could at the same time let another BSD free. > > > > Has the FreeBSD project become the test-bed for BSDI ? or > > the single user evaluation of BSDI... > > > > Not sure what announcement you read (no URL provided), but if you look at > http://www.bsdi.com/press/20000310.mhtml you'll see the following: > > "BSDI will continue to develop, enhance and distribute BSD/OS and FreeBSD > according to the terms of the business-friendly, unencumbered Berkeley > software license, which encourages development for open source software > projects, embedded systems, specialized applications, information appliances > and other operating system-enabled products. > BSDI will expand and accelerate Walnut Creek CDROM's FreeBSD open source > initiatives by sharing BSD/OS technical innovations with the FreeBSD Project > and by providing this open source project with operational and technical > support, marketing and funding. BSDI will continue to distribute packaged > versions of FreeBSD and also plans to develop value-added products based on > FreeBSD as well as to provide technical support, consulting services, > educational services and training for FreeBSD customers. These steps are > expected to promote and invigorate the BSD open source computing movement. > The FreeBSD Project develops the popular FreeBSD operating system and > aggregates and integrates contributed software from more than 5,000 > developers worldwide." > > which clearly states that FreeBSD will benefit greatly from this action. > > FWIW I'm the person that was responsible for 4.2BSD (and lots of the code > you still find in FreeBSD) and based on my information you've got things > very wrong. > > Sam > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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