Re: Whats so difficult about ISSU

Saku Ytti (saku) writes:

I've sometimes wondered why Linux is so common, and not FreeBSD.

Historical reasons and good timing.

Is it easier to hire people if you use Linux?

As opposed to... ?

Or is GPL not really problematic issue, as you can hide your intellectual property in binary kernel modules?

You can't. The GPL has provisions for that. Common mistake, several lawsuits have shown. As Randy pointed out, Juniper is FreeBSD inside, and NetApp uses it as well (+ number of other vendors that don't advertise it because they don't have to). Phil