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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: GPL
To: cmott@srv.net (Charles Mott)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:31:58 -0500 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970217212802.3518F-100000@darkstar> from "Charles Mott" at Feb 17, 97 09:45:22 pm
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> 
> As near as I can tell, the BSD copyright is only self replicating with
> respect to the notice, but people can do what they wish with the software. 
> I am actually a little puzzled as to the original motivation for the BSD
> copyright.  The Regents of the University of California had no profit
> motives, nor did they want to impose the concept of free software on
> others.
> 
It *might* have been done that way due to alot of the work being gov't
funded????  Question: Anyone out there know for real?

John