Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:29:23 +0000 From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Design a journalled file system Message-ID: <20010227192923.I609@hand.dotat.at> In-Reply-To: <200102270346.UAA10815@usr05.primenet.com> References: <v04220802b6c061bdaf79@[194.78.241.124]> <200102270346.UAA10815@usr05.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote: > >Because you can't ditribute a FreeBSD kernel with GPL'ed code >linked into it legally, due to the GPL disallowing distribution >of the code with non-GPL'ed code. That is incorrect. The restriction is on distributing GPLed code under a licence that includes more restrictions than the GPL; since the BSD licence does not include restrictions outside the scope of the GPL you can combine code under the two licences freely and distribute the result under the GPL. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch fanf@covalent.net dot@dotat.at FINISTERRE SOLE: NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9. RAIN THEN SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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