FreeBSD 16 Retires the Last of Its GPL Code from Its Base System

The development

FreeBSD 16 Retires the Last of Its GPL Code from Its Base System is a developing story worth watching.

Why freebsd matters

This development in freebsd, retires, gpl, code, base matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that Hacker News and others have been working from.

What led here

Looking back, Hacker News and others have reported on the conditions that made freebsd 16 retires the last of its gpl code from its base system possible.

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