On [19990927 05:16], Greywolf (greywolf@starwolf.com) wrote:
>On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Greg Lehey wrote:
># On Sunday, 26 September 1999 at 18:45:38 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

># > Almost all the code we share with FreeBSD is from the Berkeley era. We
># > don't tend to exchange a lot these days.

># This is not correct.  I don't know how much FreeBSD code goes into
># NetBSD, but FreeBSD imports a lot of NetBSD code.

>This would imply that they are getting grants/monies for work that we
>are doing/have done.

Also, given the statement you make, you think this is a commercial
project? What gave you the idea that all this work was to acquire funds?
I would gladly see that, since I obviously misunderstood something.

Plus I have said time and time again, talk to Walnut Creek, they would
be very pleased to create NetBSD CD-ROMs which could be sold to benefit
the Foundation. For someone in Europe it is very, very hard to get one's
hands on NetBSD sources/distribution without a proper distribution
channel.

Isn't there some Unix default statement which says: "Do not reinvent the
wheel?"

Also, given the license used, FreeBSD does, on almost every commit I saw
anyways, give credit to the responsible parties.

I for one try to get any thing which isn't specifically FreeBSD to the
attention of NetBSD and OpenBSD as well...

Aside from all that, I am getting a little sick of the constant
mud-slinging from one `camp' to the `other'. Must be my relative
newbieness that causes this, I mean what is, 1.5-2 years? But I have
less reservations about co-operating between NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD
than others. A good sense of casting ego's aside is needed in every one
of the individual projects.

</end unintentional rant>

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