Subject: Re: My reasons for BSD over GPL, for a company
To: None <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.org>
From: None <timh@tjhawkins.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 02/21/2005 20:39:24
I agree. No need to start a flamewar.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harley Laue" <harley-laue@uiowa.edu>
To: <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: My reasons for BSD over GPL, for a company


> timh@tjhawkins.com wrote:
>
> >No, I can't back up the red hat things up with facts. I just analyze
> >companies, especially software-based ones. Only predictions regarding
that.
> >
> >The license part-- just read the licenses. some people think the GPL is
more
> >"free" because it forces the software to be free, while the BSD gives you
a
> >choice
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hubert Feyrer" <hubert@feyrer.de>
> >To: <timh@tjhawkins.com>
> >Cc: <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:53 PM
> >Subject: Re: My reasons for BSD over GPL, for a company
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 timh@tjhawkins.com wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Companies have been much more successful
> >>>selling BSD-licensed software than GPL.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Can you back this up with some facts?
> >>
> >>
> >>  - Hubert
> >>
> >>--
> >>NetBSD - Free AND Open!      (And of course secure, portable, yadda
yadda)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> No need to start a flame war ;-) both have their advantages and
> disadvantages. Let's just leave it at that shall we?
>
>