Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:28:52 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Vadim Belman <voland@plab.ku.dk> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD based Debian... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9911241327570.8298-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <85ln7nn1am.fsf@lflat.dp.ua>
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On 24 Nov 1999, Vadim Belman wrote: > I especially wonder *how* are they gonna to cooperate with FreeBSD > community? Or will they develop their own kernel branch? I mean it > doesn't seem possible to have normal relations when one say such > things... > recompiling Debian packages to work on that system. Reactions varied. John > Goerzen worries that a version of Debian based on a BSD copyrighted kernel > would open the door to third parties taking our work and making it > proprietary, and also that "we are essentially giving first aid to software > that is dying (and rightfully so) because of its license". Many others Several people have told me that the 'John Goerzen' quoted here is an idiot even amongst the Debian community. Take with a grain of salt.. -- - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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