On Thursday, 28 April 2005 at 17:23:22 +0100, Bruce M Simpson wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 01:48:59AM +1000, Jonathan Gray wrote: >> I came across the following incorrect statement when >> browsing http://www.freebsd.org >> >> "FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full source code" >> >> Sadly I do not think this has been true for some time. > > I disagree; the wording isn't misleading. However, to address such concerns, > it might be better worded as "comes with full source code, and also ships > with some binary driver components". A more accurate statement might be: "FreeBSD is available free of charge and comes with full source code. In addition, many third-party drivers are available, some in source, others in binary-only format". The important thing is that the FreeBSD project is not withholding *any* source code. The only binary-only components are from other people who don't allow distribution of *their* source. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers.
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