It was the unique Unix-like OS with that licence. Right now, there are tons of other systems. Companies want to invest in Linux-based systems, because of marketing.
On 3/24/06, mickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 08:40:59AM -0300, Andr?s Delfino wrote: > > Please, stop wanting companies to support you. It doesn't work that > > way. To develop an OS under a licence like the ISC has a big hole: > > funding. You can't just go: Hey, you use the implementation that I > > develop and give away for free, you should pay me!. If the pay you, > > OK, if the don't, well, that's OK too, and more realistic. > > > > One thing you can do, is to maintain OpenBSD free as in freedom, but > > not as in free bear. The CVS access would be the same as now, but no > > more FTP downloads with ISOs or install sets. > > sorry dude but you are full of shit. > for example from history: > how do you think bsd was developped originally at the ucb? > > cu > > -- > paranoic mickey (my employers have changed but, the name has > remained)
