Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 22:57:53 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: "Lawrence E. Rosen" <lrosen@rosenlaw.com> Cc: Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>, dewaz <dewaz@ran.es>, osi@opensource.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what about clauses? Message-ID: <20000525225753.D74623@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <NBBBJCFHGLLKGPOEPHKBKENBCNAA.lrosen@rosenlaw.com>; from lrosen@rosenlaw.com on Thu, May 25, 2000 at 09:56:24AM -0700 References: <14637.21827.71483.478077@desk.crynwr.com> <NBBBJCFHGLLKGPOEPHKBKENBCNAA.lrosen@rosenlaw.com>
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Lawrence E. Rosen said on May 25, 2000 at 09:56:24: > The BSD license establishes a copyright in and to certain software and > imposes conditions on its use and distribution. It does not, however, > require that those same conditions be imposed on portions of any derivative > work of the original software that are distinct from the original > copyrighted software. > > For example, suppose I write a new program and distribute it under the BSD > license. My program is then included in a new release of Microsoft Windows. > The BSD license does not say that Windows must now be distributed under the > BSD license, only that my original program must still be distributed > (redistributed) under the BSD license. But suppose Microsoft borrows your code and uses it inside one of their own programs (which is what I believe they do with BSD code), rather than keep your program aside as a separate work. What license will apply to their program, ie how exactly will they satisfy the conditions of the license below without making those clauses apply to the entire program -- which includes both your code and their code? R. > If the author of software distributed under an open source license wants to > "pollute" derivative works with open source conditions, that requirement > must be made explicit. > > /Larry Rosen > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Russell Nelson [mailto:nelson@crynwr.com] > >Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:35 AM > >To: dewaz > >Cc: osi@opensource.org; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: Re: what about clauses? > > > > > >dewaz writes: > > > Hi again! > > > What I don't understand about changing BSD to propietary is how is that > > > possible,I mean that if Peter gets the BSD licensed program from Tom > > > ,and modifies and distributes it, Peter should do it according to the > > > license that Tom joined the program(BSD) > > > That license says that Peter can distribute a modified version if he > > > includes in that distribution the copyright notice,those two clauses and > > > the disclaimer.Right? > > > >Yup. > > > > > Thus the new Peter's program gets the second clause which says that you > > > can distribute the program with some conditions.Right? > > > So,Why not Tom could distributes his modified program? > > > Thanks again for your knowledge and patience. > > > >Good question. Anybody else know the answer? License reproduced > >below. I speculate that it keys off the distinction between "retain" > >and "reproduce". > >-russ > > > >Copyright 1994-1999 FreeBSD, Inc. All rights reserved. > > > >Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > >modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are > >met: > > > > 1.Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > > notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > > 2.Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above > > copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following > > disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided > > with the distribution. > > > >THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE FREEBSD PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY > >EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE > >IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > >PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS > >BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR > >CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF > >SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR > >BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, > >WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE > >OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN > >IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. > > > >-- > >-russ nelson <sig@russnelson.com> http://russnelson.com > >Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | "Ask not what > >your country > >521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | can force other people to > >Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | do for you..." -Perry M. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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