Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:54:07 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> To: abrahams@equinox.shaysnet.com (Paul Abrahams) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, blarson@ires.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD copying & licensing rules Message-ID: <2644.791060047@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 25 Jan 95 10:18:16 EST." <9501251518.AA00987@equinox.shaysnet.com>
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> I'm working on the revision of the book "UNIX for the Impatient" and I'm > putting in a paragraph about FreeBSD. I've looked at the FAQ but saw > no mention of copying restrictions. Is FreeBSD covered by the GNU > General Public License the way Linux is? Or is the system entirely > in the public domain? FreeBSD is covered by the Berkeley copyright, which is not exactly public domain but also places no restrictions on further redistribution (unlike the GPL). > Also, if you have any comments on differences between FreeBSD and > Linux, I'd be very interested in seeing them. Well, think of us as a `Free BSDI'.. :-) We're basically a BSD 4.4 based UN*X clone more along the lines of SunOS or Ultrix than a completely home-grown OS like Linux. Architecturally, Linux also seems to track System V. Jordan
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