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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: GNU question
In-Reply-To: <c=US%a=_%p=ROOT%l=FC-EXCHANGE-980606011023Z-82471@exchangegw.idgbooks.com> from Lenora Chin Sell at "Jun 5, 98 08:10:23 pm"
To: LChin@idgbooks.com (Lenora Chin Sell)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:54:06 -0500 (EST)
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> Hello,
> 
> Could you please confirm that the full distribution copy of FreeBSD
> 2.2.5 is, indeed, covered under GNU license.
> 
> Thanks in advance for you help.
> 
The full distribution copy is NOT under the GPL.  I don't know what
kind of compilation copyright that WC uses though.  There are parts
of FreeBSD (e.g. the kernel) that is relatively more free than GPL,
and affords for easier (less encumbered) embedding in product.

If anything, we tend to avoid using GPLed code for critical parts
of the system, to avoid the associated entanglements.

John

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