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Date:      Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:06:46 +0200
From:      Ion-Mihai "IOnut" Tetcu <itetcu@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: license change policy for patches added for ports?
Message-ID:  <20070205230646.1b91a5c8@it.buh.tecnik93.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.64.0702051251170.6862@glacier.reedmedia.net>
References:  <Pine.NEB.4.64.0702051251170.6862@glacier.reedmedia.net>

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On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:56:24 -0600 (CST)
"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:

> I am curious about if FreeBSD has a policy on licenses for patches
> added to ports?
>=20
> I am looking through the FreeBSD Porter's handbook and don't see
> anything mentioned yet.=20
>=20
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-pa=
tch.html=20
> doesn't mention licensing.
>=20
> The port where I have heard complaints about is the added copyright to
> ports/audio/cdparanoia
>=20
> Any comments? Any policy?
>=20
> One idea would be that anything added to FreeBSD ports files patches
> should need to be under the same original license. But I understand
> there could be exceptions.

One of the PR guides[lines] mention that unless otherwise specified
everything submitted is under BSD licence.

But yeh, given the mad word we're living in maybe we should make this
more visible.

--=20
IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
  "Intellectual Property" is   nowhere near as valuable   as "Intellect"

BOFH excuse #40:
not enough memory, go get system upgrade



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