From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 5 12:07:31 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA29154 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:07:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA29148 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:07:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA00493; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:04:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901052004.MAA00493@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Terry Lambert cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: question about re-entrancy. In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 05 Jan 1999 18:18:18 GMT." <199901051818.LAA08069@usr02.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 12:04:07 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > 2) It's GPL'ed. That means that the source code can't be > used to prepare derivative works that have any strategic > value of any kind. I'm really surprised that it was > possible to GPL something supported by a DARPA grant, > given the governments technology transfer requirements > for such grants, but there it is. The problem here is > that embedded OS's are peculiar in that ROM'ing a browser > at the same time you ROM a GPL'ed OS is a little more > than "mere agregation". Actually, it's not really GPL'ed, and in fact its license status is extremely dubious, as it contains BSD code (the TCP/IP stack) which conflicts with the GPL. There is also a specific clause in the license which waives the linkage pollution avenue. This is one of the bad things about RTEMS. 8( -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message