From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Jan 18 08:57:20 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA04752 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:57:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cerebus.nectar.com (nectar-gw.nectar.com [204.0.249.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA04744 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:57:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nectar@nectar.com) Received: (from smap@localhost) by cerebus.nectar.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id KAA22265; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:57:06 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from nectar@nectar.com) Received: from spawn.nectar.com(10.0.0.101) by cerebus.nectar.com via smap (V2.1) id xma022263; Mon, 18 Jan 99 10:57:00 -0600 Received: from spawn.nectar.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spawn.nectar.com (8.9.2/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA83724; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:57:00 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from nectar@spawn.nectar.com) Message-Id: <199901181657.KAA83724@spawn.nectar.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 X-PGP-RSAfprint: 00 F9 E6 A2 C5 4D 0A 76 26 8B 8B 57 73 D0 DE EE X-PGP-RSAkey: http://www.nectar.com/nectar-pgp262.txt From: Jacques Vidrine In-reply-to: <4.1.19990118092136.0465ede0@mail.lariat.org> References: <4.1.19990118092136.0465ede0@mail.lariat.org> Subject: Re: Attempt to relicense BSD code under the GPL Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: Brett Glass cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:56:59 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You seem to be overreacting. None of the BSD code has been relicensed ... the individual source files contain the original copyright notices, and doc/licensing.tex clearly states the situation. In addition, the project seems to welcome requests for different licensing of the Univ. of Utah code (contact csl-dist@cs.utah.edu). Jacques Vidrine / n@nectar.com / nectar@FreeBSD.org On 18 January 1999 at 9:32, Brett Glass wrote: > According to the Web page at > > http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flexmach/oskit/index.html > > The latest version of the "OSKit", whose STATED goal is to lower > the barrier to entry to OS R&D, has just been re-released UNDER > THE GPL. > > This is not only absurd (because the GPL *is* a barrier to OS > R&D) but also illegal, because it conflicts with the licensing > provisions of the BSD code which has been incorporated into the > package. > > Those who are concerned about the attempted use of the GPL > (which is anti-business, anti-innovation, and sometimes referred > to as a "viral" or "cult" license) on BSD code should contact Jay > Lepreau at lepreau@cs.utah.edu. Kernel authors in particular should > be outraged at the unauthorized and unwarranted GPLing of their code > and should protested what is, essentially, hijacking of their work. > > I'm copying this to hackers, but please address responses to chat. > > --Brett Glass > > P.S. -- Perhaps it is time to add a clause to the BSD license used > in FreeBSD specifically prohibiting relicensing of that code, or > derivative works, under the GPL. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message