Re: Will anti-Berkeley boycotts affect BSD Unix?

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On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Alex Libman <[email protected]> wrote:

> My Fellow BSD Users & Advocates:
>
> In light of the recent violent faculty-supported anti-free-speech riots at
> UC Berkeley, the archaic namesake of BSD Unix, I would like to once again
> revisit the question that I've posed in a less serious tone six years ago:
>
> WHAT *SHOULD* THE B IN BSD STAND FOR?
>
> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-advocacy&m=129750891811408&w=2
>
> The history of the BSD Unix ecosystem, stretching from the late 1960s to
> the present day, involves contributions from many different universities,
> companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals from all over the
> world.  Why should just one (particularly controversial and divisive)
> university get perpetual free advertising for all eternity at the expense
> of every other individual and institution?
>
> I propose that the name BSD should be thought of as a recursive acronym
> (like GNU) for "BSD Software Distribution".  The B in BSD could also stand
> for Beastie, Bell Labs (to which it has a more forthright connection than
> Linux), etc, etc, etc...
>
> This need not be a formal decision by any BSD variant's foundation, BDFL,
> etc - just a preference of some members of the BSD community.
>
> Long live the BSD Software Distribution!
>
> Peace out.
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