Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 22:09:32 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: john@starfire.mn.org Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: software rights Message-ID: <199508080509.WAA02253@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199508072017.PAA12295@starfire.mn.org> from "john@starfire.mn.org" at Aug 7, 95 03:17:39 pm
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> > Where do I go to begin the quest for the One True Answer to what is owned > by whom, what use is permitted, and whose permission you need to use > TCP/IP and NFS implementations such as those in FreeBSD in a commercial > bundled, turnkey product? As pointed out by Julian the authoratative answer to this should be found in the beggining of each and every file on a file by file basis. There are some files that are not quite correct in what they state though, and may fall under the GPL :-(. Makefile's are not copyrightable as they describe a procedure to do something, not an expression of an idea. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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