As a longtime BSD user I don't really mind the Microsoft monopoly as it has little or no effect on BSD OSs. If Microsoft decides to use all the BSD code it wants it doesn't make a difference. Microsoft didn't become a monopoly because of BSD code (that should be obvious from the quality of the software that Microsoft produces). I am much more entertained by the actual technical aspects of the BSDs rather than the political aspects of the OS market.
While you can take the BSD code and GPL license it, wouldn't that just be another Linux-like OS ? The BSD license causes BSD code to show up all over the place, prompting a faster development of the OS industry as a whole. I generally tend to think of the BSD developers as less selfish than the Linux developers (but that's just my opinion).
In the long run, I think the "task" of "defeating" Microsoft is best left to GNU/Linux. If you still want to brag about BSD, you can point to Mac OS X, a BSD based OS which already surpasses Windows in ease-of-use and stability.
A judge instantaneously applying the GPL to all Microsoft software would be a real joy.
Sorry, but I don't think that's how capitalism works.
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As a longtime BSD user I don't really mind the Microsoft monopoly as it has little or no effect on BSD OSs. If Microsoft decides to use all the BSD code it wants it doesn't make a difference. Microsoft didn't become a monopoly because of BSD code (that should be obvious from the quality of the software that Microsoft produces). I am much more entertained by the actual technical aspects of the BSDs rather than the political aspects of the OS market.
While you can take the BSD code and GPL license it, wouldn't that just be another Linux-like OS ? The BSD license causes BSD code to show up all over the place, prompting a faster development of the OS industry as a whole. I generally tend to think of the BSD developers as less selfish than the Linux developers (but that's just my opinion).
In the long run, I think the "task" of "defeating" Microsoft is best left to GNU/Linux. If you still want to brag about BSD, you can point to Mac OS X, a BSD based OS which already surpasses Windows in ease-of-use and stability.
A judge instantaneously applying the GPL to all Microsoft software would be a real joy.
Sorry, but I don't think that's how capitalism works.
If the worst case scenario pans out and it turns out that SCO is right, will everyone then migrate to FreeBSD? ;P