From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 6 17:17: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from cpimssmtpu12.email.msn.com (cpimssmtpu12.email.msn.com [207.46.181.87]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F285E37B408 for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:17:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from toniandleif@msn.com) Received: from 38383957 ([63.24.47.105]) by cpimssmtpu12.email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3225); Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:17:01 -0700 Message-ID: <004401c1067e$63ba8a60$6d9ffea9@38383957> From: "toniandleif" To: Subject: Question Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:47:21 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0041_01C1064C.17102620" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jul 2001 00:17:02.0407 (UTC) FILETIME=[2543ED70:01C1067A] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C1064C.17102620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Would you please explain to me the precise relationship between GNU = source code and Free BSD source code? Why is there a link to the GNU = General Public License on the Free BSD home page -- is the use of Free = BSD source code governed by the GNU General Public License? Can I use = Free BSD source code in an application I am developing and that I would = like to license to a customer on an exclusive basis without making my = application available to the public, as long as I comply with the Free = BSD notification provisions? I would appreciate any guidance you could = provide. Thank you. ------=_NextPart_000_0041_01C1064C.17102620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Would you please explain to me the = precise=20 relationship between GNU source code and Free BSD source code? Why = is=20 there a link to the GNU General Public License on the Free BSD home page = -- is=20 the use of Free BSD source code governed by the GNU General Public=20 License? Can I use Free BSD source code in an application I am = developing=20 and that I would like to license to a customer on an exclusive basis = without=20 making my application available to the public, as long as I comply with = the Free=20 BSD notification provisions? I would appreciate any guidance you = could=20 provide. Thank you.

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