Subject: Re: Flash for *BSD Petition
To: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
From: Ben Collver <collver@peak.org>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 08/17/2004 15:09:18
On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 10:28:55AM -0700, Andy Ruhl wrote:
> I always thought it was a little GPLish to mention open standards when
> it wasn't part of the original conversation. BSD can go either way,
> happily. It's always nice to use open standards, but then again,
> compatibility with something proprietary is fine too. That's why I
> prefer BSD over the "it can ONLY be good if it's open" type mentality
> that exists in GPL type conversations.

I hear you.

Oddly enough, I've seen more proprietary software that targets GPL'ed
systems.

Ben