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Theo de Raadt Discusses OpenBSD and Beyond
emil writes to tell us that NewsForge (Slashdot Sister Site) is running an interview with OpenBSD project leader Theo de Raadt. In the interview Theo explores the upcoming release of OpenBSD 3.9, continuing financial difficulties, and some of the tension between the OpenBSD team and other businesses that some feel are taking advantage of the free software without giving anything back. In related news the Jem Report has an interesting writeup that expounds on widespread difficulties that could be faced if the OpenBSD project continues its downward spiral because of their parallel development of OpenSSH.
Nobody is locked into using it, the specs are open, anyone can code a replacement. It's just not easy to produce something of the same quality and security as OpenSSH.
And there is also no need to because of its liberal license. The only problem is that Theo is now complaining, after OpenSSH has become ubiquitous under the current license.
If OpenSSH didn't exist, the ssh 1.3 source would probably have been picked up by GNU and we'd have free GnuSSH, without Theo's whining. Or, maybe, people would be running telnet-over-SSL.
If you release something under a license(BSD) that lets people screw you over what do you expect? Companies will take whats good and give back nothing, not money, developers or anything. Change the friggin license already!
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OpenBSD has no value to the world.
Now, before you mod me down, or flame me to death: If a project cant get enough funds to keep going, it says something about its worth to the public. If you find somethig of value DONATE, and it keeps going.. If you dont find it of value, then dont dontate and it wil die out.
Pretty simple math.
Personally, i have donated and will be saddened to see it go, but seems not enough of us that do appreciate it are out there.
---- Booth was a patriot ----