Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 09:24:46 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: das@freebsd.org Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_mbuf.c Message-ID: <20050201.092446.108765399.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20050201145539.GA17796@VARK.MIT.EDU> References: <20050131.223907.73653237.imp@bsdimp.com> <20050131.231413.98078648.imp@bsdimp.com> <20050201145539.GA17796@VARK.MIT.EDU>
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In message: <20050201145539.GA17796@VARK.MIT.EDU> David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG> writes: : On Mon, Jan 31, 2005, M. Warner Losh wrote: : > In message: <20050131.223907.73653237.imp@bsdimp.com> : > "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> writes: : > : In message: <200502010317.j113HqEK004223@repoman.freebsd.org> : > : Bosko Milekic <bmilekic@FreeBSD.org> writes: : > : : bmilekic 2005-02-01 03:17:52 UTC : > : : : > : : FreeBSD src repository : > : : : > : : Modified files: : > : : sys/kern kern_mbuf.c : > : : Log: : > : : Update copyright, remove "all rights reserved" (since they are not : > : : all reserved, as the lisence makes clear), and strike the third clause : > : : (now this is a 2-clause liberal BSDL as are the rest of files I hold : > : : copyright over). : > : : > : Part of this is incorrect. "All Rights Reserved." is the correct : > : thing to add, as it invokes certain tready language. You reserve all : > : your rights first, and then grant permission based on that. : > : > s/tready/treaty/g. Many IP lawyers recommend that you retain it, even : > though its effect is starting to become somewhat limited. : > : > http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html : > : > talks about these things. However, it seems to be extremely hard to : > search the web for answers because nearly every web page has "All : > Rights Reserved." listed on them. : : Try searching for "Buenos Aires Convention" instead. Google : turned up the following: : : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Convention : : Also try searching for "moral rights". Thanks David. I'll have to take a look at that. And add this to the list of questions to ask to the lawyer that I hope to be talking to about the licenses in the FreeBSD source tree as part of my ongoing license sweeps... Warner
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