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OpenBSD (Still) Seeks UltraSparc III Docs From Sun

Posted by timothy on from the vogon-constructor-fleet-tactics dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There is a very interesting article on kerneltrap regarding OpenBSD's lingering battle with Sun over UltraSparc III documentation (that's right ... it still hasn't been resolved). Jeremy Andrews relates his efforts to get a position from Sun on the matter. In summary, he was completely stonewalled ... and that is exactly what makes the article so noteworthy."

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  1. OpenBSD is getting what it deserves by strombrg · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    OpenBSD dug around in community software, came up with tons of fixes, and didn't tell anyone about them. If you say to them "You should share your results", they just command you to grovel around in their source tree to find out what they did.

    Frankly, it's poetic justic that Sun is telling OpenBSD that they have to grovel around in a Linux source tree to find what they need.

  2. They're all the same... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Come on, guys! Let's hear some bellyaching about Sun this time! They're great about demanding other peoples' code when they're down, but in the end they're no different from MS or anybody else. Watch Red Hat in coming months for another demonstration of this phenomenon. Anyone who sided against MS from a moral standpoint got duped. Do it from a business one if at all.