Messages in this thread | | | From | "Michael H. Warfield" <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???) | Date | Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:28:53 -0400 (EDT) |
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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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