[oi-dev] [OpenIndiana-discuss] Updated OpenIndiana FAQ

Alexander Pyhalov alp at rsu.ru
Sun Jan 31 17:54:33 UTC 2016


Michael Kruger писал 31.01.2016 17:17:
> On 01/31/2016 01:26 AM, Alexander Pyhalov wrote:
>> Hi.
>> 
>> Again I don't like "Linux in contrast, was created from scratch to
>> provide an open source alternative to proprietary Minix". This sounds
>> strange now, when Minix is open sourced. Perhaps, change it to 
>> something
>> like "to Minix, which license limited it to educational use only".
> 
> Hi Alexander,
> 
> How does this sound?
> 
> Both OpenIndiana and BSD are true unix operating systems, whose roots
> trace back to the original AT&T Unix. Linux in contrast, was created
> from scratch to provide a free and open source alternative to Minix,
> which at the time, was licensed for educational uses only.

Sounds better. But perhaps Bob is correct and we can write "to provide a 
free and open source alternative to Unix"
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