--- On Tue, 7/29/08, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Creating an operating system with Linux but without GNU > To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "Marko Vojinovic" <vvmarko@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 11:16 AM > Alexandre Oliva wrote: > > > > To make the point clear, let's try a thought > experiment. Imagine that > > some people are so fed up with "these > threads" that they set out to > > create an operating system built exclusively out of > Free (Libre) and > > Open Source software, but without any GNU software, to > avoid any > > claims GNUdists might have on it. > > > > They're fond of Linux, for they helped write it, > so they decide to use > > it as a kernel. > > > > They look around and see there are a number of BSD > operating systems > > out there, so they decide to use the BSD userland to > complete the > > operating system, taking bits and pieces from FreeBSD, > OpenBSD and > > NetBSD. > > > > It takes some effort to port the lower-level > libraries, init scripts > > and stuff, but eventually the thing boots up, runs a > shell and it's > > announced to the world, with pointers to BSD ports > systems and many > > pre-built ports of applications and servers that most > people have come > > to expect from typical distros. Lucky for them, most > of the ports > > build without change. > > If you are going to make this effort, why not just ditch > the kernel too > and re-implement any missing drivers for the *BSDs or > OpenSolaris > instead? That way you lose both the zealot political > movement and the > restrictive license in one fell swoop and end up with code > that people > can actually use. You'd get dtrace and zfs as a bonus > and the decades > of having to duplicate and waste effort because of GPL > restrictions that > prevent sharing could finally be over. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
