Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:31:58 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: cmott@srv.net (Charles Mott) Cc: dyson@freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPL Message-ID: <199702180531.AAA03195@dyson.iquest.net> 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
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