Personally I believe that the rights of users to privacy and freedom are more important then a corporations right to use open source software to make proprietary software. There’s a reason why nobody uses FreeBSD and why Linux is the dominant open source operating system.
I’m saying that when code is open source it helps the open source ecosystem and when using open source code means contributing your modifications everyone benefits.
Personally I believe that the rights of users to privacy and freedom are more important then a corporations right to use open source software to make proprietary software. There’s a reason why nobody uses FreeBSD and why Linux is the dominant open source operating system.
The reason is not the license.
Hi. Nobody here. Do you know that if you own a PS5 or Nintendo Switch, you’re a FreeBSD user?
Maybe we’ve got a different idea what it means to be a user.
The closest FreeBSD has to users is its proprietary derivatives, at this point FreeBSD might as well be considered proprietary.
At the moment large companies sponsor the development, without being forced to do so. And they allow developers to spend time on the project for free.
The foundation also makes sure that devs sign an agreement otherwise the code is not accepted.
So where is this all proprietary?
I don’t get what you’re trying to say here: the BSDs aren’t private and secure?
I’m saying that when code is open source it helps the open source ecosystem and when using open source code means contributing your modifications everyone benefits.