Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 00:28:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> To: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca> Cc: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: libcompat proposition Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908130021160.4607-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <19990812184326.C44972@mad>
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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 02:21:11PM -0400, Brian F. Feldman wrote:
> >
> > I don't care if most of the
> > directories called "gnu" in the current tree contain GPLd code. How
>
> I had to read your message about 4 or 5 times before I realized that
> "Oh, the ``gnu'' in the directory name doesn't mean it's GPL'd code".
>
> And that was cognition time with context...without my conclusion would
> have been reverse and erroneous.
>
> src/lib/libgnucompat seems to be the best suggestion so far. I wonder
> where the line between libgnucompat and libfreebsdextension is,
> though.
I like my previous idea of libcompat/fsf, unless for some reason we
want libcompat only for BSD compatibility, in which case it will probably
never be changing...
After reading what Warner had to say, I am in agreement now that gnu
should not be used. And perhaps a TRULY free libiberty would be nice...
>
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