Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
12 Aug 1998 09:43:46 GMT


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...

-hpa

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