Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:39:59 -0500 From: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net> To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GNU/FreeBSD? Not by that name Message-ID: <19990226103959.A8072@netmonger.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990225172551.04025880@mail.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass on Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 05:53:08PM -0700 References: <4.1.19990225172551.04025880@mail.lariat.org>
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On Thu, Feb 25, 1999 at 05:53:08PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > Unlike the FSF, the Debian group DOES consider the BSD licenses to fall > within its definition of "free software" Brett, we understand that you feel hurt by the FSF and hurting them back is the only way you can currently deal with your anger, but please don't make such blatant lies. To quote a page from fsf.org: "There are many different non-copyleft free software licenses, including the X10 license, the XFree86 license, and the FreeBSD license, and the BSD (Berkeley System Distribution) license." After you get some therapy, you may want to read http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/categories.html where you can find that even the evil mind-control organization known to you as GNU doesn't mind non-GPLed software. I thought perhaps the FreeBSD community could display a more sensible, level-headed, moderate image compared to the ranting and raving of the Linux Fandom. This alone would help our PR. Unfortunately, the merest suggestion that Linux, GNU, and Richard Stallman are not our most mortal enemies results in gibbering flames from the like of Brett Glass. If we can't all get along, can't we all at least just calm down? Linux got some media attention recently, much of which was in the form of pictures of people carrying banners and picket signs and storming Microsoft headquarters. In contrast to that, if FreeBSD presents itself as a community more concerned about functionality and code correctness than in making public fools of ourselves, we can expect a positive response from many corporate sectors. -- Christopher Masto Director of Operations NetMonger Communications chris@netmonger.net info@netmonger.net http://www.netmonger.net Free yourself, free your machine, free the daemon -- http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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