Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 23:56:40 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net>, Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Someone needs to re-develop "Softupdates" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980308234949.26653A-100000@shell.uniserve.com> In-Reply-To: <199803090248.TAA13804@mt.sri.com>
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On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, Nate Williams wrote: > > >According to Kirk, if someone wants to use it in a "Production ISP System" > > >(to cite one of his examples) they need to negotiate a license from him. > > > > > >To use a single word Kirk: NO. > > > > >That's nothing short of incredible, if you ask me. > > > > It's amazing how some of the same people who decry commercializing > > FreeBSD with donor control of funding have no objection to Kirk's > > commercial hooks. > > Sad isn't it.... > > > Score 1 for the GPL. > > The GPL has nothing to do with this. This is simply a commercial entity > that has paid Kirk that would like to not having to re-integrate this > into FreeBSD as changes are made. What commercial entity? I'm guessing that you are refering to Whistle. > Basically, this commercial entity is giving some of it's work to > FreeBSD, and making it 'easier' for Kirk to get money since other > 'commercial' entities who want to use Kirk's work have everything but > the legal license. More are benefiting that just Kirk (money) and Whistle (not having to re-integrate changes). > Sort of a 'big carrot' dangling out in front that they can't legally > obtain. According to my understanding of Kirk's message(s), all commercial entities have to do is step up and buy a license, and they can use SoftUpdates too. > Nate Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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