On 12 Jan 2003, Sumeet Madhukar Moghe wrote: > On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 05:34, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote: > > Take out FreeBSD references !! Linux alone should suffice... > Why not..? we support FLOSS in all forms. BSD is possibly the most > lenient Free Licensing scheme. He aint referring to M$ is he...its just > BSD.
Not my place to dictate policy for the K-LUG, but I do agree with this statement. A *huge* part of the Linux and FreeBSD codebase has common roots (and often is the same) - Linux and FreeBSD are essentially two implementations of a FLOSS Operating System. And they are so interlinked today that one probably wouldn't be able to exist without the other. They do not compete in the Coke-Pepsi sense of the word, and if you ever needed an example of complementary technology efforts, then Linux and FreeBSD would be it. While the name "Linux" has enviable "branding" and name recognition, it does not exclude other FLOSS technologies. A LUG should, therefore, look at, and support, all FLOSS technologies (example - OpenOffice under Windows, FreeBSD, etc.). Just as a case in point - when you use openssh to securely conenct to your Linux box, you are using technology that comes from the *BSD world. ;-) Atul p.s. Please don't use this message as an excuse for starting a "naming terminology war" - with COMPASS just 11 days away, no one has time for that. ;-) -- ------------------------------------------- Atul Chitnis | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exocore Consulting | http://www.exocore.com Bangalore, India | +91 (80) 344-0397 ------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
