Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 09:20:35 +0300 From: "Gennady B. Sorokopud" <gena@NetVision.net.il> To: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu> Cc: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>, <peter@haywire.DIALix.COM>, <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GPL code in freebsd? Message-ID: <XFMail.950617090700.gena@NetVision.net.il> In-Reply-To: <9506162108.AA13009@cs.weber.edu>
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Sorry for the stupid question: Linux uses GPL without any problems (or it seems so :-) why we can't? In message <9506162108.AA13009@cs.weber.edu> Terry Lambert writes: >> > I just saw that Alan Cox fired a salvo at FreeBSD in gnu.misc.discuss, >> > under the subject: "Pre-HURD GNU System: Linux or FreeBSD?" > >I've hit the ball back to him (using 'rn' as a racquet). You might >want to read over the article and flame me to get your flames in before >the general Linux public. I think I was reasonable, but anything you >say can be twisted in meaning if you go into the reading with an >existing bias. The group is basically an advocacy group anyway. > >> And now you understand why *BSD hates the bloody GPL so much!!! > >We don't hate it; we simply approve of it less than a UCB-Style >license but more than an Adaptec/Diamond style license (ie: none at all). > >> Self conflicing licenses are very hard to uphold in court. The copyright >> on this file is in conflict with it self! > >I don't think the licensing is self-conflicting. I also don't think there >is a GPL/UCB issue to resolve in the first place. > >Read the Book. (A comment on my average post size. 8-)). > > Terry Lambert > terry@cs.weber.edu >--- >Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present >or previous employers. -------- Gennady B. Sorokopud - System programmer at NetVision Israel. E-Mail: gena@NetVision.net.il Homepage: http://www.netvision.net.il/~gena This message was sent at 06/17/95 09:07:01 by XF-Mail
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