Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 02:15:05 -0700 (PDT) From: "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@Nuxi.cs.ucdavis.edu> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org (FreeBSD ports list) Subject: Re: [Q] Copyright on patches in the ports Message-ID: <199610170915.CAA00925@relay.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <199610170511.WAA03153@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> from Satoshi Asami at "Oct 16, 96 10:11:51 pm"
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> They aren't in the public domain unless they specifically say so, but > by contributing the patches to the FreeBSD project, I think we can > assume that > > (1) the patches are freely redistributable, and > > (2) the patches can be sold for profit (e.g., the CDROM) > > Otherwise the whole project will crumble to earth. :> Maybe, it should be policy that any port files contributed and committed under CVS will follow the Berkeley copyright. Seems resonable that porters should not restrict their work more than the kernel and userland hackers. -- David
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