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Does this mean that the *BSDs can adopt CUPS now?

• klez 9y ago
  Couldn't they before? I'm pretty sure there's plenty of GPL code in the *BSDs (I'm sure there's emacs in FreeBSD's ports). Am I missing something obvious?
  • mikebenfield 9y ago
    They strongly prefer to avoid GPL code as much as possible in the core system, and have on occasion gone to great lengths to use a non-GPL alternative. I haven't used FreeBSD in a long time, but as I recall ports are considered extra software, not part of the FreeBSD OS.
    • floatboth 9y ago
      CUPS will stay in ports anyway, I really doubt anyone even wants it in base
• mnd999 9y ago
  FreeBSD has had cups in the ports forever. Can’t see it being in base, it’s too big.