Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:24:17 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: admin@xpro.net (Doug Maske) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The DragonOS Message-ID: <199808111524.LAA17831@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <35D049E1.18C3CF62@xpro.net> from Doug Maske at "Aug 11, 98 08:40:49 am"
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Doug Maske wrote:
> Hi,
> I am getting a group of programmers together to work on a new kernel
> based off of the FreeBSD kernel. We want to make sure we aren't going
> to break any copyright laws or anything like that. If the creators of
> FreeBSD, which is almost impossible to track them all down, like our
> ideas we will turn over any piece of the DragonOS that you wish to use.
> If you don't feel the need to work with us, please let us re-code based
> on your wonderful kernel and distribute it ourselves.
Read the license that appears in every file of the kernel source.
"Do what you want, but leave this notice". I.e. the Regents keep
their rights.
Later additions after the UCB gave up BSD are under similar terms.
I'm no lawyer, but what you want to do doesn't require any one's
permission, or any particular later obligations. This isn't Linux.
Dave
--
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