What’s the point of it?

OpenBSD = Security

FreeBSD = The main UNIX-like

NetBSD = ???

Based on the name of have assumed it’s be used in things like network appliances but in 20 years I’ve never seen a single device use it.

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    A project could compromise by entering into NDA agreements with vendors, or including binary objects in the operating system for which no source code exists

    Agreed.

    I appreciate that they are blobfree but “no copyleft” has nothing to do with that. Actually, I think Copyleft Linux could not include blobs?

    • scratchandgame@lemmy.mlTiếng Việt
      1·
      10 months ago

      I appreciate that they are blobfree but “no copyleft” has nothing to do with that

      Blobs that are redistributable is still included. The 0x things are redistributable under BSD 3 clause license, with an additional clause prohibiting reverse engineering

      Which is much free than the gpl

      Actually, I think Copyleft Linux could not include blobs?

      What??

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        11·
        10 months ago

        Copyleft means FOSS that can only be used as FOSS. Any changes made need to be published etc. Blobs are not even FOSS, so they can only be implemented as Linux is not FOSS.

        with an additional clause prohibiting reverse engineering

        What does that mean? You can redistribute binary code that is not Open source, and you are also not allowed to find the source code? How is that free?

        • scratchandgame@lemmy.mlTiếng Việt
          1·
          10 months ago

          I think you shouldn’t argue on why bsd use the bsd license because no one would care, and I will stop here

          We should focus on learning and programming, just like Vietnamese these day should be good on Marxism-Leninism that’s taught in the university/college to have the right mindset and should’t care about anarchism, liberalism, etc and focus on whatever science to help the country.

          What does that mean? You can redistribute binary code that is not Open source, and you are also not allowed to find the source code? How is that free?

          You can redistribute binary code that is not Open source under a free license

          there isn’t a problem making OpenBSD nonfree in their opinion, the only problem is they cannot fix the binary code if it have bugs and “can’t confirm if the blob contain malware”

          Blobs are not even FOSS, so they can only be implemented as Linux is not FOSS.

          FOSS???

          This is source code.

          They can exist side by side with linux (like you install gcc and openssh on your linux). I saw microcode are packaged, not installed by default (about arch linux)

          If they are linked against linux they must be gpl

          Can you read the gpl or that’s just long and right and everyone must use it to support GNU

          using a license that promote giving code back (put restriction on redistribution) for coreutils, gcc, libc, etc… has borned Chimera Linux (which point out the quality problem of GNU (in code!) by using BSD userland and LLVM and musl)