Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 13:09:55 -0500 From: dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd copywright Message-ID: <20010528130955.E264@mutt> In-Reply-To: <15122.37550.213816.667821@guru.mired.org>; from mwm@mired.org on Mon, May 28, 2001 at 13:02:22 -0500 References: <30475131@toto.iv> <15122.24640.197637.721735@guru.mired.org> <20010528130207.A264@mutt> <15122.37550.213816.667821@guru.mired.org>
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Yes from www.opensource.org: " Note: The advertising clause in the license appearing on BSD Unix files was officially rescinded by the Director of the Office of Technology Licensing of the University of California on July 22 1999. He states that clause 3 is "hereby deleted in its entirety." " So now is there any difference between a FreeBSD or BSD license? Dave On 2001.05.28 13:02 Mike Meyer wrote: > dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> types: > > What is the difference between the > BSD > > and the FreeBSD licenses? > > > The BSD one was written by lawyers at > UC Berkeley for the Berkeley > Source Distribution. I'm not sure > where FreeBSD's comes from. The BSD > license contains a "advertising" > clause - if you advertise the use of > the material or it's features, you > have to credit UCB. > > <mike > > > > dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> > types: > > > > Its pretty short... You really > > > should read it. > > > > > > Yes, but it's not the only one > that > > > applies. The kernel and much of > > > userland are covered by the BSD > > > license *as well as* the FreeBSD > > > license. Parts of userland - and > some > > > optional kernel parts - are > > > covered by the GPL. > > > > > > > It does what it says and that is > > > very little. It basically says > that a > > > > person could take the existing > > > kernel, compile it and use it > > > commercially > > > > so long as it is still BSD > licensed. > > > > > > Those familiar with the GPL might > > > conclude from this that if you > build > > > code based on either the BSD or > > > FreeBSD licenses, you will be > required > > > to distribute it under the same > terms > > > as you got it, the same way that > > > GPL works. This is *not* the case. > > > Both licenses allow you to place > > > further restrictions on anything > you > > > distribute based on that code - > > > such as disallowing > redistribution. > > > > > > <mike > > > -- > > > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > > > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix > > > consultant, email for more > > > information. > > > > > > > > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix > consultant, email for more > information. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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