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Date:      Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:28:06 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Elizabeth_Renk@atlas.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Software Licensing Question
Message-ID:  <19980122092806.28394@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199801212238.OAA01487@hub.freebsd.org>; from Elizabeth_Renk@atlas.com on Wed, Jan 21, 1998 at 02:22:00PM -0800
References:  <199801212238.OAA01487@hub.freebsd.org>

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On Wed, Jan 21, 1998 at 02:22:00PM -0800, Elizabeth_Renk@atlas.com wrote:
>      If I use FreeBSD in a product that I develop, is there a licensing
>      issue if I resell the product to a customer?

There's always a licensing issue when you sell a product under
license.

> If so, where do I find out what steps I need to take to ensure that
> I am following proper procedures?

The standard FreeBSD license is derived from the Berkeley license,
which you'll find at the top of every source file:

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995
 *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
 *    must display the following acknowledgement:
 *	This product includes software developed by the University of
 *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
 * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
 *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
 *    without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

Read this carefully.  It doesn't require money, it doesn't stop you
from distributing it, but there are strings attached.

Greg



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