So, if Open Source disappeared, Windows XP would lose its TCP/IP stack.
In short, even closed source folks like Mr. Bill still rely on the engineering and source code that is the basis of the internet (the TCP/IP protocol, and the various TCP/IP implementations, most of which were originally derived from the BSD unix source code.)
Warren
Well not quite right
Posted by
maxm
at
2007-05-11 05:11
The tcp stack is BSD. Which does not prevent you from making a closed source fork.
In short, even closed source folks like Mr. Bill still rely on the engineering and source code that is the basis of the internet (the TCP/IP protocol, and the various TCP/IP implementations, most of which were originally derived from the BSD unix source code.)
Warren