#freebsd16 — Public Fediverse posts

Starting with version 16, the entire base code of #FreeBSD will no longer contain any #GPL dependencies.

I find the thicket of #licenses too confusing, which is why I have only looked into #CC in any detail for my blogs. However, the fact that the developers of a significant #Unix system are making such a major effort to take this step gives me food for thought. Even without fully grasping the broader context, I respect the move.

I will now wait until #FreeBSD16 has been released before proceeding with my planned experiments. #Linux

https://www.fosslinux.com/159185/freebsd-16-gpl-free-linux-implications.htm

Ab Version 16 wird der komplette Basis-Code von #FreeBSD keine #GPL Abhängigkeiten mehr enthalten.

Mir ist dieser Wald aus #Lizenzen zu unübersichtlich, weshalb ich mich für meine Blogs nur mit der #CC etwas genauer beschäftigt habe. Aber wenn die Entwickler eines nicht unbedeutenden #Unix Systems mächtige Anstrengungen unternehmen, um einen solchen Schritt zu vollziehen, macht es mich nachdenklich. Auch ohne die Zusammenhänge im Ganzen zu verstehen, zolle ich dem Vorgang meinen Respekt.

Mit meinen geplanten Experimenten werde ich nun warten, bis #FreeBSD16 erschienen ist. #Linux

https://www.fosslinux.com/159185/freebsd-16-gpl-free-linux-implications.htm

FreeBSD 16.0 snapshot ISO images are now live!

While FreeBSD 15.0 has reached its third alpha stage, the upcoming version of FreeBSD that will succeed 15.0, version 16.0, now has the live images available for download as of yesterday. This provides a way for developers and testers to be able to test the newest FreeBSD version in development, v16.0.

FreeBSD 16.0 is anticipated to bring in many changes to the base system and packages, such as general improvements and bug fixes. This version can now be downloaded under 16.0-CURRENT ISO images, which can be found here:

Be aware that the images provided above are based on a snapshot of the latest development branch, which is not guaranteed to be stable.

As usual, the 16.0-CURRENT version can be installed either using the bootonly variant, which is a network installer, or the disc1 variant, which includes the base FreeBSD system.

There is currently no release schedule for this version of FreeBSD, but, based on the last two releases and their release schedules, we expect that FreeBSD 16.0 goes globally available on November 2027.

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