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Date:      Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:17:59 -0500
From:      devin-freebsdquestions@rintrah.org
To:        Chris Scott <chris_scott@gmx.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and OS X!
Message-ID:  <20020125131759.A5099@tharmas.rintrah.org>
In-Reply-To: <004d01c1a5ca$ed2e83f0$49482e3e@aquarius>; from chris_scott@gmx.de on Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 07:05:44PM %2B0100
References:  <004d01c1a5ca$ed2e83f0$49482e3e@aquarius>

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On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 07:05:44PM +0100, Chris Scott wrote:
> HI folks,
> 
> I`ve a question about the integration of some FreeBSD-Features and (or) source code in Mac OS X:
> 
> Is it in the term the BSD licenses legal to use those featues in a system, that isn`t Open Source or is distributed (like OS X) without Source!

Yes, it is legal. To piss on it if you want (to steal Theo de Raadt's line).

>OK, there are all those Copyright Notices about FreeBSD in OS X, but does that meet it!

Perhaps you are thinking of the GPL? (http://www.gnu.org)

> I mean, can any development company come and say "Well, I`d like to use the Ports System in my Closed Source System" or is that restricted?

Yes. No.

> 
> I think, it`s OK, that the Ports have been ported to Darwin, cause it`s Open Source, but would it be OK, if it would be ported to OS X?

Yes.

> 
> I hope you could help me! And, guys, fine work you`re doing! 
> 
> Thomas

-- 
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they
translate into their own language, and forthwith it is something
entirely different.
                -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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