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Date:      Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:02:40 -0400
From:      Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com>
Cc:        "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ipfilter(4) needs maintainer
Message-ID:  <CAPyFy2BaoF-7t-skTUPt97hkRgdjO-KbB2-vhjOus-nutNO5Fw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <201304152012.r3FKCdI3085567@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <glebius@FreeBSD.org> <20130415195544.GY76816@FreeBSD.org> <201304152012.r3FKCdI3085567@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On 15 April 2013 16:12, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> wrote:
> The existing license isn't that BSD-friendly either, which is why it lives
> in contrib/. I think the 5.1.X GPLv2 is about the same friendliness as
> Darren's IPF 4.1.X license. As long as it's not in GENERIC should be fine.
> A person can always load it anyway.

There's a plan[1] to remove the remaining GPL components from base
over time.  Updating to the last ipfilter that's under the current
license is probably the path forward, unless it moves out to ports.

[1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/GPLinBase

-Ed



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