Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:56:59 -0600 From: Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Attempt to relicense BSD code under the GPL Message-ID: <199901181657.KAA83724@spawn.nectar.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990118092136.0465ede0@mail.lariat.org> References: <4.1.19990118092136.0465ede0@mail.lariat.org>
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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 <brett@lariat.org> 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
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