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Date:      Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:28:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kirk's soft-update integration..
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980203222344.17894A-100000@harlie.bfd.com>
In-Reply-To: <34D7D0B0.500F9F30@whistle.com>

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On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Julian Elischer wrote:

> Kirk's soft update code has a poison pill license for 
> commercial use, (he gives the license on a case by case basis)

My reading of this doesn't support this. Certainly we should get the
authors opinion on this, but it sounds like redistribution is acceptable
without any other licensing, provided we abide by the four conditions,
which are about as restrictive as LGPL.

>  * The following are the copyrights and redistribution conditions that
>  * apply to this copy of the soft update software. For a license
>  * to use, redistribute or sell the soft update software under
>  * conditions other than those described here, please contact the
>  * author at one of the following addresses:

ie, follow these rules, or else get permission.




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