Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 11:00:00 -0700 From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> To: hlwhyw@shtel.net.cn Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can I port 4.4BSD-Lite's TCP/IP protocol stack soure code to my own OS kernel which is GPL Licenced? Message-ID: <b1fa29170805051100k71a04ad7ud6592ce9e1856efd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <424543f9f5.3f9f542454@shtel.net.cn> References: <424543f9f5.3f9f542454@shtel.net.cn>
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On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 6:32 AM, <hlwhyw@shtel.net.cn> wrote: > Hi, all > > Can I port 4.4BSD-Lite's TCP/IP protocol stack soure code to my own OS kernel which is GPL Licence? > > I know that 4.4BSD-Lite is BSD Licenced. Is it legal to port BSD Licenced code and change it to GPL licence? Yes. BSD licensed code can, by definition, be included in software with any license. The only restriction is that you cannot change the license of the code without permission of the copyright holder. However, I see no reason to do that. -Kip
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