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Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. Way way way more people and companies contribute. And it seems that BSD use is declinin

by jepper 6y ago

Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. Way way way more people and companies contribute. And it seems that BSD use is declining on servers? [1] MacOs is a unix but how does that help the BSD community, as most code is build upon it and the changes don't really trickle back. Companies just take, if you can do whatever you want with the code. You can wish that everybody shared back in a perfect world, reality proves this is simply not true. At least the company trying to influence development has to contribute to gain influence, and you can fork it (with their changes!) if you don't like that. The GNU license at least somewhat protective. To each their own, but I would never release software under a permissive free license. [1] https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/os-bsd https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/os-bsd

Proven 6y ago
> Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. What does that have to do with anything? Why didn't you compare Windows with both so that you can claim the superiority of closed source? Better check the stats and see what license types are growing. > MacOs is a unix but how does that help the BSD community, as most code is build upon it and the changes don't really trickle back It doesn't have to trickle back, that's the whole point. It's free. > To each their own, but I would never release software under a permissive free license. I'd never release under, and I always look for alternatives to avoid using, GPL. To each his own, but it doesn't matter - GPL has lost. People prefer to be free of obligations, that's why copyleftist licenses can't win.
forgotpwd16 6y ago
>Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. On servers licensing isn't that important as you don't have to share any modifications. Licensing plays role on deployment where you may or may not have to share source code. >MacOs is a unix but how does that help the BSD community As counter-argument Sony used FreeBSD as basis to their PS3/4/5 OS and they've sent a number of patches upstream.

by jepper 6y ago

Proven 6y ago

> Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. What does that have to do with anything? Why didn't you compare Windows with both so that you can claim the superiority of closed source? Better check the stats and see what license types are growing. > MacOs is a unix but how does that help the BSD community, as most code is build upon it and the changes don't really trickle back It doesn't have to trickle back, that's the whole point. It's free. > To each their own, but I would never release software under a permissive free license. I'd never release under, and I always look for alternatives to avoid using, GPL. To each his own, but it doesn't matter - GPL has lost. People prefer to be free of obligations, that's why copyleftist licenses can't win.

forgotpwd16 6y ago

>Yet Linux is way more popular option both on the server and the desktop. On servers licensing isn't that important as you don't have to share any modifications. Licensing plays role on deployment where you may or may not have to share source code. >MacOs is a unix but how does that help the BSD community As counter-argument Sony used FreeBSD as basis to their PS3/4/5 OS and they've sent a number of patches upstream.