From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 27 08:10:03 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91F571065697 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 676038FC1F for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o7R8A2ip098729 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o7R8A2vl098728; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201008270810.o7R8A2vl098728@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Pedro F. Giffuni" Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4242C1065693 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 313B08FC22 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o7R84RbA060839 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:27 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o7R84R7U060838; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:27 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201008270804.o7R84R7U060838@www.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:04:27 GMT From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/150036: Sun RPC license has less restrictions now. X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:10:03 -0000 >Number: 150036 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Sun RPC license has less restrictions now. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 27 08:10:01 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Pedro F. Giffuni >Release: >Organization: >Environment: N/A >Description: According to one-of-those-well-known techie rumour sites on the net, Oracle has relicensed the SUN RPC code which previously had an inconvenient term: >From /head/sys/rpc/rpc.h " ... Users * may copy or modify Sun RPC without charge, but are not authorized * to license or distribute it to anyone else except as part of a product or * program developed by the user. .. " >How-To-Repeat: Some links provided from the website: http://spot.livejournal.com/315383.html http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2010/08/gnulinux-finally-free-software/index.htm >Fix: New Oracle license looks like a 3-Clause BSD License. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: