From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jun 18 9:38: 0 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mail2.mx.voyager.net (mail2.mx.voyager.net [216.93.66.201]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6B6737B401 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 09:37:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mhagerty@voyager.net) Received: from thunderbird.voyager.net (net-216-93-124-123.hcv.com [216.93.124.123]) by mail2.mx.voyager.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f5IGhFB04444 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:43:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.2.20010618123930.0398aba0@pop.voyager.net> X-Sender: mhagerty@pop.voyager.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:43:24 -0400 To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: Matthew Hagerty Subject: Re: Anyone see todays Wall Street Journal article: Microsoft Using Free Software (or something to that effect) In-Reply-To: <200106181614.f5IGEET14658@earth.backplane.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG As I understand the BSD license anyone can use it, however, they must say that they are using it, no? So if MS is using TCP/IP code (or any other code from FreeBSD), are they not in violation of the license by not including such a clause in their license or documentation? What am I missing here? Matthew At 09:14 AM 6/18/2001 -0700, Matt Dillon wrote: >: >:http://public.wsj.com/news/hmc/sb992819157437237260.htm > > Ahhh.... very nice. BSD is more viral then GPL it would seem :-) It > will be interesting to see if MS now tries to rewrite TCP/IP. I got > dibs on the front row aisle seat! Where's the popcorn? > > -Matt > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message