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Caldera releases original unices under BSD license
q[alex] writes "Caldera International has done a very good thing. They have released the "Ancient" Unices they inherited when they purchased SCO under a "BSD-style" license. The license is available here, instructions on finding the source are here. Caldera (and before that SCO) had required people to obtain a free (as in beer) but somewhat restrictive license in order to get these old sources. The new BSD-style licensing only applies to the 16-bit PDI-11 versions and some of the early 32-bit releases (excluding System III and System V), but it's still very cool."
How did Linus get permission to make his own version of Unix and give it away when Unix was still the IP of some company?
Repeal the DMCA!
Oh yes, tons of economic benefits, like not being able to sell squat because they give their product away for free! Sheesh, you people are so dense. Just because the isolated community of GNU/hippies/pirates applauds a company when they give away their hard work for free doesn't mean that it makes good business sense.
Is your company running tools written by ma
The Windows NT kernel and DOS are two different things, fuckwit. It's like me calling your precious Linux "just any other shitty Unix." Get it straight, zealot.
It is interesting to contrast this action to Microsoft.
MS has finally gotten rid of the last vestiges of MSDOS from their Windows product line. (Apparently.) What are the chances that they will open-source MS-DOS? I suggest anywhere between 0 and none.
If you're a zombie and you know it, bite your friend!
When the allied forces were bombing Dresden at the end of WW2, we (the Dutch) were also cheering and dancing in the street while a lot of German citizen were killed. Your point only proves that the winner is always right.
And then your language: "Israel could gas the whole lote of them". Just like they were kiled themselves in WW2 by the Germans right?
If you really feel the urge to state your opinion, do it in such a way that your discussion partner can have a normal conversation with you without bursting into flamewars. And use your account, AC. Or, if you're afraid to burn karma (...), place a link to your account at the bottom of your AC post.
I feel like getting angry, but I know it's not worth it... And BTW this is severely off-topic. Visit the guys web page and send an inflammatory email if you want to voice your opinion.