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Date:      Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:42:03 +0200
From:      Nick Nauwelaerts <nick@wanadoo.be>
To:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is FreeBSD's tar susceptible to this?
Message-ID:  <20021002104203.3abf8486.nick@wanadoo.be>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20021001113225.034331b0@localhost>
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20021001104558.00d3f900@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20021001113225.034331b0@localhost>

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On Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:35:03 -0600
Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> wrote:

> Unfortunately, GNU tar has become so pervasive
> that even OpenBSD (which avoids GNU software) uses
> it. Gotta break this dependency upon GPLed code.

FreeBSD's, NetBSD's & OpenBSD's tar/pax is BSD licensed, not GLPed.

// nick

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