FreeBSD 5.2 Review
Friday, 23 January 2004 08:10 EST
FreeBSD is one of the best Free Unix projects in the world; despite the claims of message forum trolls everywhere, BSD is not dead -- it's actually more alive and more popular than it's ever been. But while it's far from dead, it's not without its shortcomings, and this new version isn't much of an improvement over 5.1; read on to find out more about FreeBSD and what's new in 5.2.
You'd be hard pressed to find a license less restrictive than the BSD License. Basically it says two things: that anyone redistributing the software must include all copyright notices and the appropriate license agreements, and that the FreeBSD Project and all contributors to the project may not be held liable for the software if problems should arise with it. It places no limitations on what you can do with the code; that means that it's Free Software. You can make unlimited copies of it, install it on any number of machines, give it to all of your friends and family, modify it in any way that you see fit, and even sell it if you want.
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