Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:34:30 -0500 From: Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> To: Francisco Reyes <freyes@inch.com> Cc: FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, phk@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New bind not completely open source... why GPL is not always best Message-ID: <37DC54A6.8534696@airnet.net> References: <199909120128.VAA09328@arutam.inch.com>
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Francisco Reyes wrote: > > There is an article at Linux Weekly News http://www.lwn.net/ how BIND > 8.2 will have some code which although still free to distribute it will > not meet %100 the definition of Open Source. > > Highlights of the license are: > -Free to use > -Free to change as long as the they have the right to use the changes > -Some parts of the code can only be used for DNS handling functions > -If said parts of the code are changed they can not modify the API > > The "parts" I am refering to are the DNSsafe part of Bind. > > There are a number of people who seem to be outraged at this > restrictions and are crying out for changing the parts of BIND that use > DNSafe. So we are basically saying ... it works, it is free, we can > change it, but.... let's go and re-do it anyway.. and with any luck we > will leave some bugs or use not as safe methods. > > I am so happy I use FreeBSD with it's BSD license style. Personally, I'm leaning toward PHK's Beerware license. But I'd have to change it and make it a Soda (etc .) -ware license. (I can't legally drink, nor do I care to.) "And quite frankly, I think I have gotten much more out of my beerware license than most people have from their GNU or BSD licenses." - Poul-Henning Kamp That would be the defining point for me. If your going to give it away, give it away (now! :-) Else, what's the point? Crippleware has _never_ been popular. -- Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net> ------------------------------------------- TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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