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Date:      Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:54:44 -0500
From:      LinuxIsOne <linuxisone@gmail.com>
To:        Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: freebsd is really bsd?
Message-ID:  <CAG-YhMsmVHVUN%2BPgmY73wyCSJ6Gqejr2Hjx8xbcW7ukvgm152A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <201112131604.pBDG421N008072@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Robert Bonomi
<bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> wrote:

> Any of the '*BSD' named operating systems trace their ancestery to variou=
s
> software released by the C.S.R.G. at the University of California at
> Berkeley, under the name of a 'Berkeley Software Distributin', or "BSD"
> for short. =A0None of the ancestor software used in this way was a comple=
te,
> runnable and working working Operating System. =A0 Any 'runnable' O/S
> distributed by UCB/CSRG under the 'BSD' name also required a license from
> AT&T.

> FreeBSD _is_ free from any licensing 'encumberments' that would prevent
> one from using it 'as they see fit', subject *only* to retaining certain
> accreditations aind copyright notices in the source code, and in any
> docucmentationt that accompines a 'binary'/'executable'.

Oh I see. Thanks.



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