Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 15:43:50 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> To: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dos2unix Message-ID: <372E0A85.507C4BB0@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> References: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905032105450.5242-100000@ws3.double-barrel.be>
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I very well know the limitations and apparent advantages of the GPL license, and since it has been discussed
actively in -chat and probably other lists I will not discuss it here. (please don't follow up to -stable or any
other technical list)
However, my intention was to note that GPL is not the preferred license in the FreeBSD base system, in fact, you
might have noticed that GPL'd code is isolated in an independent branch of the tree.
cheers,
Pedro.
"Michael C. Vergallen" escribió:
> Wrong ...
> Like the gcc compiler who is also GPL'd you can and may redistribute the
> code and binaries.. read the GPL again... The only uselessness is that you
> have to redistribute your changes if you make some to the code however I
> think you can ask the author if he also wants to licence that piece of
> code under the BSD licence ... chances are he will say yes...If someone of
> the FreeBSD team asks him... I'm shure he will oblige.. Also wait a
> second... I have the routine from someone I adviced who studies c who gave
> me the code of his version he wrote to do what I wanted with it Just a sec
> and I will locate that piece of code.
>
> Michael
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>
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