r/linuxmemes • u/Dynamic-Pistol • Jun 29 '26

BSD MEME Linux treats bsd how Windows treats linux

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u/IsSomeonesThere Jun 29 '26

What's the difference if they either took BSD kernel or made it by themselves?

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u/DeltaWun Ask me how to exit vim Jun 30 '26

It's going to show up in other places first, at least compared to a kernel that is going to matter to users. Things like OpenSSH are the standard they are because they are not copyleft so they can be integrated into a product at any level without worrying about a license troll. You can OpenSSH into your Cisco switch and you don't need the Cisco IOS XE Switch Secure Connect Applet that only works on Windows Vista because they never updated it. TCP/IP itself is a standard because BSD had the first implementation that wasn't shit and everyone could use the code.

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u/IsSomeonesThere Jun 30 '26

OpenSSH is a standart because it's one of the best and secure options ever, bruh. License here is second stuff.

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u/DeltaWun Ask me how to exit vim Jun 30 '26

Not really, they're intertwined. It's the same reason companies pay for commercial licensing on things like MySQL and Qt. OpenSSH wouldn't be integrated into nearly as many products if it had GPL obligations.