On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:05:19AM -0400, matt donovan wrote: > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Unga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have noted FreeBSD uses GNU diff, GNU diff3 and GNU sdiff. Why FreeBSD > > uses its own version of cmp? why not use GNU cmp? Is the GNU cmp not > > compatible with FreeBSD? > > > > The GNU version of cmp is not licensed under the BSD license. > > > > Given enough time/manpower, all the GNU tools in FreeBSD will eventually > > be replaced with BSD-licensed versions. > > and it's not GNU diff it's BSD diff
Are you sure about that? I thought FreeBSD was using GNU diff as its standard diff, and that a BSD diff was only available through ports (thanks in part to the efforts of someone working on BSD-licensed text tools during this year's Google SOC). -- Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ] Larry Wall: "You can never entirely stop being what you once were. That's why it's important to be the right person today, and not put it off till tomorrow."
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