Subj : FreeBSD
To   : Florian Diesch
From : Charles Angelich
Date : Tue Nov 27 2001 05:11 am

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Hello Florian - 

CA>>>> AFAIK those people just bundle LINUX with various other
CA>>>> applications, they don't write the code. I don't see any
CA>>>> of them as significant in any way relative to LINUX
CA>>>> development. 

FD>>> Like other companies interested in Linux developement
FD>>> they support projects and developers by manpower, money,
FD>>> ressources, knowlewdge etc. 

CA>> Maybe they do, maybe they just do enough to appear to be
CA>> helpful? 

FD> It's their buisiness to distribute Linux so they're
FD> interested in its development. The more people find Linux
FD> usefull the better for the distributors. 

That's logical but I don't see them really doing anything to
promote LINUX. I see them promoting themselves though. 

CA>> I know they don't even scratch the surface of the expense
CA>> in money, manpower, and time it would take for them to do
CA>> anything original from ground zero. 

FD> Sure. But without them Linux (or free software in gerneral)
FD> wouln't be where it is today. 

GNU was chugging along fairly well without them. No way of
knowing how it would've worked out without them. They've been
there sucking the money out of it forever. 

CA>> Sears, Hudson's, and other retailers help by selling what 

FD> Never heard about them ;-) 

Retailers are retailers. Do you think all retailers are
supporting the manufacturers or is it the other way round? 

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