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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by vi21@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

I wonder whether Sony has ever contributed anything to FreeBSD codebase or the FreeBSD foundation.

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[-] kadu@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

The most information I could find about it is a forum thread where angry FreeBSD fans react to an article talking about how the Nintendo Switch used FreeBSD components, which led to people mentioning the PlayStation 3 which led to a user talking about how Sony contributed upstream.

Which means I found literally nothing.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

AFAIK it's common knowledge that the PlayStation and the Switch use elements of the BSD software stack.

That may not automatically imply 100% contribution, since the license allows them to use, modify and ship those elements without giving them back to the community.

[-] kadu@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That may not automatically imply 100% contribution

Thus the angry fans on the forum.

[-] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago

I've never understood that from BSD people. I mean that's how the license is, what do they expect? ๐Ÿ˜

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