From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 14 19:04:37 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18DA16A401 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:04:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from host222.ipowerweb.com (host222.ipowerweb.com [66.235.210.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A4CFC13C45B for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:04:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 78283 invoked from network); 14 Apr 2007 18:37:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO demeter.hydra) (24.9.123.251) by host222.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 14 Apr 2007 18:37:28 -0000 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l3EIbsxI000501; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:37:54 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l3EIbqR3000500; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:37:53 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:37:52 -0600 From: Chad Perrin To: Brett Glass Message-ID: <20070414183752.GD302@demeter.hydra> References: <200704140121.TAA29887@lariat.net> <4620D1DD.5050902@h3q.com> <200704141551.JAA07865@lariat.net> <20070414121236.eebf699f.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <200704141647.KAA08601@lariat.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200704141647.KAA08601@lariat.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Philipp Wuensche , Bill Moran Subject: Re: Virally licensed code in FreeBSD kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:04:37 -0000 On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 10:47:09AM -0600, Brett Glass wrote: > At 10:12 AM 4/14/2007, Bill Moran wrote: > > >How is this any worse than the GPLed stuff in /usr/src/contrib? > > It's in the kernel. And the announcement went as far as to say that > it is "part of FreeBSD." >From what I've seen thus far, it seems that it's not part of the standard kernel. It's just something that *can be* part of the kernel. If you don't want to use it, don't. I don't have a problem with it being offered in the ports tree, as long as it's not part of the default install. I do share your wariness of licenses like the CDDL. One of the reasons I looked into FreeBSD in the first place was a decision to look for ways to escape the GPL's ubiquity in Linux-land. I just don't think it's being included with FreeBSD in an inappropriate manner. I'd like to know about it if you have some evidence to the contrary. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "A script is what you give the actors. A program is what you give the audience." - Larry Wall