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SubjectRe: [OFFTOPIC] Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)
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H. Peter Anvin enscribed thusly:

> Followup to: <199808120136.VAA04558@hilfy.ece.cmu.edu>
> By author: "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <allbery@kf8nh.apk.net>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel

> > | That would still be better than what Sun did: they released their
> > | SunOS/Solaris binaries as "free software" for all non-commercial users.
> > | I'm not that upset about it, but I think it is counterproductive to the
> > | free software movement, including Linux.
> > +--->8

> > I find it amazing how many people are convinced this is a dig at Linux.

> > Exhibit A: Windows NT. (My vote for most probable reason)
> > Exhibit B: SCO, which has been doing this for two years already.

> Well, *SUN* claimed it was a dig at Linux when they did it...

Oh? The article that I read specifically claimed the opposite.
I also could not find anything in the Sun press release or on their
Web site yea or nea in that regard. Where did you see Sun claim it
was a dig a Linux? I would like to see that myself...

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