Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:59:01 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD? - License Issues Message-ID: <20000710235901.C26861@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007102100270.71063-100000@picnic.mat.net>; from chuckr@picnic.mat.net on Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 09:02:27PM -0400 References: <20000710105019.A25631@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007102100270.71063-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 09:02:27PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > >> Let me try to state this as clearly as possible: > > > > >> If the FreeBSD project wants to distribute LPRng under the BSD > > > > >> license, then I will give them a license to distribute it under > > > > >> the BSD license terms. I would add the following two provisions > > > > >> in addition to standard BSD License terms: > > > > > > *IFF* LPRng uses a 3-line BSD license, then I withdraw my objection to > > > it being in the base system. > > > > Why do you have problems with a BSD-style license with the stipulation > > that derived versions are marked as such? > > He didn't say that. Which "he"? If you mean the LPRng author, that is how I read his email. How did you read it?? > I *appears* to me that he requires that each and every change in the > sources be distinctly added to the -V message. Can you please quote me from the LPRng's author's email where he either said or implied that? In his examples, simply adding "FreeBSD specific version" or something like that is all that is required. > I guess that means all cvs history in any of the LPRng sources must be > listed. > Look, it sounds stupid, but *I* didn't say it, he did. Don't blame me > for it. Please quote me where. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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