[GNUz] O/S compare

[Jim Cheetham]

On Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 01:58:19PM +1300, Richard Tindall wrote:
> So this is only a difference as to whether an 'opening' mechanism is 
> required, to keep continuing development, and which - tradition (BSD), 
> or licensing law (GNU)?

Equally, there is no requirement for you to use the latest versions if
you do not like them, or their licensing. You can't lose your access to
v1 if v2 is issued under a different license ... as long as you kept a
copy of v1 when you started relying on it, that is.

If you "need" a particular product for your business, you should take
the time to assemble a complete toolchain that would enable you to
re-create it.

I think it's fair to assume that the "Intel 386" CPU will be available
in the long term, even if it's just under emulation. So you'll need an
operating system and a development environment (editors, compilers, etc)
that can be used to create *modified* versions of the code you're using.