“If it works for Linux, it should work for us.”
“That’s the thinking behind operating system developer Be’s move
on Tuesday to make its flagship BeOS freely downloadable to
consumers — a move that also puts it in competition with its
open-source role model, Linux….”
“(Whether to GPL the software or not) is a question that
many have asked. We plan to answer it in due course,” said
Gassée, who added that he didn’t want to do anything
“half-baked.“
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