-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Richard Tyrer wrote: > Dieter wrote: >>> if you're a start-up maker of home entertainment=20 appliances >>> or set-top boxes, then you have only one way to go: Linux.=20 >> >> Linux is not the only game in town. > > I agree. Although I run Linux, I'm not certain that it is the best > choice for a commercial product. Some commercial applications > might have problems with the GPL. > > There are a few small OS companies -- QNX comes to mind. > > Then there are the other *NIXs. > > Regular Solaris isn't going to be very expensive per box. Probably > free if you use Sparc hardware. There are some nice embedded > Sparc chips. > > There is Open Solaris which I presume would be free. > > There are several BSD flavors. These have the advantage of the BSD > license: "you can do anything you want with this software except > claim that you wrote it" :-) >
Advantage to M$ perhaps... I know some like the BSD license, but I'm not sure I do. I'm all for OpenSource etc, but making my code open source for others to proft from & never give anything back makes me think twice. Hamish. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEyg1P/3QXwQQkZYwRAsW+AKC5hPxCtijzg7JFA2bcLtTOlLbBFACbBCoE kgpvyPmWBLvwXrNWkrG/zgg= =61FI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
