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Re: build OpenBSD on Linux
Peter Hessler wrote:
> If you are inferring to Microsoft, you are wrong. They purchased the
> first versions of their OS from someone else, so they never had to do
> any bootstrapping.
True, they initially purchased their DOS from a third party. However,
after purchase, DOS was largely developed on XENIX, a Unix licensed to
Microsoft by SCO.
> And Linux gained popularity because people were afraid of the BSD-ATT
> Lawsuit.
Thing's really haven't changed much, have they?
Tim Hammerquist