Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 10:22:34 +0200 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPFilter not free software? Message-ID: <20010526102234.A51269@lpt.ens.fr> In-Reply-To: <200105251841.LAA12009@usr05.primenet.com>; from tlambert@primenet.com on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 06:41:02PM %2B0000 References: <20010525084905.A94861@lpt.ens.fr> <200105251841.LAA12009@usr05.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert said on May 25, 2001 at 18:41:02: > > > > What Stallman opposed was the "advertising clause" which said all > > > > advertising materials concerning the software must mention the UCB; > > > > > > No. > > > > > > It said that if you mentioned features or use of the software > > > in your marketing materials, you must give the authors credit. > > > > Well, if you read it as written that's not what it says. I > > cut-and-pasted from the FreeBSD file in my earlier mail. It says > > specifically that the UCB must be given credit in all "advertising > > materials" (the exact words) mentioning features and use of the > > software (and what advertising material does not?) > > If you can point me to some advertising materials which > state: > > "Now featuring BSD TCP/IP Networking!" They do say "featuring networking" -- if it was BSD TCP/IP networking, that's what it is, regardless of whether they say it or not. > I'll be obliged. Also if you can point at one "InterJet" or > "IBM Web Connections" ad which mentions features specific to, > or use of, FreeBSD. I'm not familiar with these. And how about Apple Mac OS X? They may not always mention BSD, but they mention the software and its features, which are BSD, whether they call it that or not. Or are you saying it's ok to use the software, and advertise its use and features, and not mention UCB, as long as you don't acknowledge that it's BSD code you're using either? If so, how does that stop anyone stealing credit for the code? -Rahul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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