4 Jan
2017
4 Jan
'17
11:15 p.m.
On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 06:11:20PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
Larry McVoy <lm(a)mcvoy.com> wrote:
I discussed the possible options for an OpenSolaris license with Andrew Tucker
in September 2004 during a dinner. Andrew Tucker was "distinguished engineer"
and the chief architect for the OpenSolaris creation.
BTW: this fact has been confirmed by Simon Phipps, so I am very sure about it.
"this fact" being that "many" Sun employees were prepared to quit if
Solaris was BSD licensed? I'd like to see a list of those people,
I find it extremely hard to believe, but data will change my opinion.
The Sun
employees have been asked whether they would support the BSD license
and many of then said that they will terminate their contract if Sun uses BSD.
Huh? First of all, Sun employees don't have a contract, they are (or were)
at will employees. So I think you mean they would quit if it were BSD
licensed.
Second, I've _never_ heard a single Sun person say they would quit if Sun
open sourced something under the BSD license. I'm sure I've heard someone
say they didn't like that license but never heard anyone giving up their
job over it.