OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/20894/Of_Course_It_Runs_NetBSD_Sidekick_LX_2009_Blade Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:24 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Who knows... http://www.osnews.com/thread?346702 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346702 Microsoft seems way less negative towards OSS than they where just a few years ago.

Maybe a furure Windows Mobile OS will be NetBSD-based?

(Just tossing ideas around here, don't take this too seriously...) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (TLZ_) Comments RE: Who knows... http://www.osnews.com/thread?346832 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346832 Microsoft never had a problem with the BSD-derived operating systems. Maybe because of the BSD license. They sure borrowed enough from the BSD codebase. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (coolvibe) Comments RE[2]: Who knows... http://www.osnews.com/thread?346881 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346881 Yeah, to the benefit of everyone.

Anyone remember Trumpet Winsock?

Thank those days are gone! Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:33:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bryanv) Comments RE: Who knows... http://www.osnews.com/thread?346889 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346889
Microsoft seems way less negative towards OSS than they where just a few years ago.

Maybe a furure Windows Mobile OS will be NetBSD-based?

(Just tossing ideas around here, don't take this too seriously...)


Especially when they can take whatever they want without contributing back. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fithisux) Comments It is time for.. http://www.osnews.com/thread?346893 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346893 PC-NetBSD Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fithisux) Comments RE[2]: Who knows... http://www.osnews.com/thread?346894 http://www.osnews.com/thread?346894
Especially when they can take whatever they want without contributing back.


NetBSD is released under a BSD license, which permits this kind of behavior. *BSD developers know and understand this. I would rather MS use *BSD code that is stable and secure instead of whipping up some half-assed alternative.

OpenSSH, developed by the OpenBSD team, is widely used around the globe. Many companies that use OpenSSH do so without contributing code back to OpenBSD. While some view this as a bad thing, I do not. I would rather OpenSSH be used, whether they contribute back or not, then some alternative that is insecure.

Software freedom can mean many different things.

If NetBSD runs well and does what they need on the Sidekick, then they should use it. The NetBSD team should be proud.Edited 2009-02-03 15:34 UTC Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (foldingstock) Comments