Patent hit - MS goes after Linux - FreeBSD ?

jb jb.1234abcd at gmail.com
Wed Aug 1 13:05:27 UTC 2012


Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000 <at> hotmail.com> writes:

> ... 
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/25/microsoft_patent_deal_amdocs/
> > 
> > The sooner FreeBSD gets rid of Linux-based software (apps, tools) in its
> > ports, the better. The FB Foundation and Core Team should enact a plan.
> > This should actually happen regardless of MS in the shadows and validity
> > of
> > their claims.
> > jb
> > 
> 
> Are you referring to actual Linux-based software or are you confusing
> GNU-based software? Remember that Linux is only the kernel, GNU is the OS.
> ...

This is about patents, so mostly technologies.
Well, FreeBSD does not care obout Linux kernel, but GNU software and
GNU/Linux OS-specific technologies migrated with their apps into FreeBSD.

This is a scan of ports with "linux" keyword:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=linux&stype=all
It looks somewhat silly to have to rely on those "Linux-whatever" things to be
a functional FreeBSD OS ...

FUD or not, has FreeBSD examined in the past its reliance on non-FreeBSD
software ?
It made a first imporant step with clang/clang++ and associated libc/c++ to
counter GPL trickery; there could be done much more to eliminate Linux-based
software.

jb








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