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DragonFlyBSD 1.0A review

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-all-the-bsdies-in-the-hizzy dept.

ValourX writes "NewsForge has a review of DragonFlyBSD 1.0A. If you recall, this was forked from FreeBSD 4.8 a little more than a year ago, and has since achieved several of its goals. According to the review it's not quite ready for prime time yet, but it looks like DragonFly is shaping up to be the ultimate BSD."

4 of 41 comments (clear)

  1. Re:this may be stupid by hummassa · · Score: 4, Informative

    Slightly longer answer: yes, if it is 2- or 3-clause BSD; 4-clause BSD code must have exemption from all copyright-owners-GPL-licensors to be used.

    The opposite is not true - period. If all copyright owners relicense their software under BSD license, then it can be used in BSD'd code.

    --
    It's better to be the foot on the boot than the face on the pavement. ~~ tkx Kadin2048
  2. This is explained on their homepage by LeninZhiv · · Score: 4, Informative

    The source of its 'ultimateness' is explained on their homepage:

    See here.

  3. Beg to differ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    BSD projects use GPL code all the time.

    I've been flogging gcc for a few weeks now, upgrading all my FreeBSD ports, and I'm pretty sure gcc is GPL.

    Many of the ports I run are GPL projects. I suppose that means that the port itself (set of patches, mostly) becomes GPL, although I've never really looked.

    Now if you mean that BSD projects can't take GPL code, stir it with BSD code and release it under a BSD license, then I agree with you.

  4. Re:Ehh...this guy's on crack. by oxygene2k2 · · Score: 3, Informative

    well, it does..

    the major complaints of the reviewer were temporary issues at the time he tried it, so if you take 1.0A-REL now, eg. building X would work again (the freebsd people changed the way the port works at that time, and dfly still reuses their ports system)

    similar things apply to the other issues (slow connectivity to the main server for cvsup - solved now, and a pretty usable mirror list on the main website all the time - WTF?)