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Date:      Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:06:28 -0500
From:      Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
To:        Bruce Walker <bmw@borderware.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Fredrik Lindberg <fli+freebsd-net@shapeshifter.se>
Subject:   Re: Zeroconfig and Multicast DNS
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 01:45:10PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote:
> Fredrik Lindberg wrote:
> >mDNSResponder-108 appears to still be under APSL 2, I don't
> >know if that license is acceptable for base utilities, if it is, it
> >might be a viable alternative.
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> It should be under the Apache 2.0 license now.

I think we're mostly OK with the Apache License, but I don't think core
has actually ruled on the subject.  We can import APSL code under
certain circumstances, but we generally treat it as GPL'd code and
prefer not to.

-- Brooks

> Here's the announcement from the bonjour-dev list ...
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Fwd: Apple Opens Up: Bonjour now under Apache license
> Date: 	Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:43:16 -0700
> From: 	Ernest Prabhakar <prabhaka@apple.com>
> To: 	bonjour-dev@lists.apple.com
> References: 	<426EEC4B-6306-4EAC-A70B-A10BE531CB9E@apple.com>
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> Hi all,
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> As most of you know, Apple believes in the power of Open Source as a =20
> great way to enable adoption of standards-based technologies.  To =20
> make Bonjour even more attractive to various solution providers, we =20
> are pleased to announce that those portions of Bonjour previously =20
> under the Apple Public Source License** are now available under the =20
> widely-used Apache License, Version 2.0*.  The relicensed sources are =20
> currently available in the Bonjour CVS; additional information is =20
> available in the new Mac OS Forge community hosting site:
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> <http://bonjour.macosforge.org/>;
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> We hope this inspires you to use Bonjour as part of even more =20
> innovative products.
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> Sincerely,
> Ernest Prabhakar
> Open Source Product Manager, Apple
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> Begin forwarded message:
> >Subject: Apple Opens Up: Kernel, Mac OS Forge, iCal Server, =20
> >Bonjour, Launchd
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >In conjunction with this week's Developer Conference, we have four =20
> >great pieces of news for Open Source developers:
> >
> >A. Intel Kernel Sources
> >
> >As of today, we are posting buildable kernel sources for Intel-=20
> >based Macs alongside the usual PowerPC (and other Intel) sources, =20
> >starting with Mac OS X 10.4.7. We regret the delay in readying the =20
> >new kernel for release, and thank you for your patience.
> >
> >http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/tarballs/apsl/=20
> >xnu-792.10.96.tar.gz
> >
> >B. New "Mac OS Forge" for Community Projects
> >
> >Mac OS Forge, a new community site hosted by Apple, is being =20
> >created to support WebKit and other open source projects focused on =20
> >Mac OS X, especially those looking to transition from OpenDarwin.org.
> >
> ><http://www.macosforge.org/>;
> >
> >C. New Open Source Calendaring Server
> >
> >In order to encourage community participation, source code to the =20
> >new iCal Server in Leopard Server is now available on Mac OS Forge =20
> >under the Apache License.*
> >
> ><http://collaboration.macosforge.org/>;
> >
> >D. Apache-Licensed Bonjour and Launchd sources
> >
> >To further enable and encourage cross-platform adoption, the APSL** =20
> >sources for Bonjour service discovery and Launchd process =20
> >management are being re-released under the Apache License and =20
> >hosted on Mac OS Forge:
> >
> ><http://bonjour.macosforge.org/>;
> ><http://launchd.macosforge.org/>;
> >
> >Apple is more excited than ever about the power of Open Source =20
> >development to create value for our (and your) products and =20
> >customers. I'll be offline much of this week due to WWDC, but I =20
> >look forward to working with all of you as we move forward to Leopard.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Ernest Prabhakar
> >Open Source Product Manager, Apple
> >WWDC 2006, Aug 7-11, San Francisco
> ><http://developer.apple.com/wwdc>;
> >
> >* Apache License, Version 2.0
> ><http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>;
> >
> >** Apple Public Source License 2.0
> ><http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/2.0.txt>;
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