[Ilugc] We Don't Need the GPL Anymore
- From: toufeeqh@xxxxxxxxx (Toufeeq Hussain)
- Date: Sat Jul 2 06:57:46 2005
Kumar Appaiah wrote:
I have a question. People here would agree that the advent of Linux
has revolutionized the whole computer industry, including the server
and supercomputer fields.
Now, Linux and *BSD started at around the same time. Why isn't it that
FreeBSD isn't as famous or popular as Linux his?
*BSD during its most crucial stage got bogged down by the BSD-I Vs AT&T
lawsuit which ensured that *almost no* commercial firm showed interest
in the usage of BSD.This was around 1991-92.
By the time the lawsuit was settled and they managed to get 4.4 BSD
out(1994), linux had already established itself as the choice of the
hacker-hobbyist.The rest, is history..
-toufeeq
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Linux anduriel 2.6.13-rc1 GNU/Linux
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