From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 22 20:37:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5C5F16A4A7 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:37:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C60443E17 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:35:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr8.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kAMKZw3d046395; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:35:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id kAMKZv08002069; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:35:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id kAMKZvu7002068; Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:35:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:35:57 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: freebsd@bitfreak.org Message-ID: <20061122203557.GA2052@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <2b22951e0611212109t69b01400q5eb0ba15b028ce68@mail.gmail.com> <20061122051359.GA42639@what-creek.com> <4564B1E0.8030605@bitfreak.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4564B1E0.8030605@bitfreak.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, John Birrell Subject: Re: KDTRACE is gone? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:37:38 -0000 On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 12:24:00PM -0800, freebsd@bitfreak.org wrote.. > John Birrell wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 09:09:21PM -0800, Cai, Quanqing wrote: > >>Today when I tried to compile my customized kernel, I run "config" > >>command and got this: unknown option "KDTRACE". > >> > >>Who can tell me what's going on? > > > >The KDTRACE option can't work the way I intended it to because > >of licensing restrictions. > > Which restrictions do you see preventing the distribution of a > DTRACE-enabled GENERIC kernel binary? I would refer you to sections > 3.1, 3.4 and 3.5 of the license[1], which state: > > - the CDDL is mandatory on the source code distribution; > - the original copyright notice for the original work must be displayed; > - binary distributions of CDDL-licensed software may be relicensed; > > The requirement for the last is that the new license not conflict with > the CDDL. The CDDL doesn't otherwise restrict use, modification or > distribution and includes the ability to sublicense the original code as > well as and derived works. > > Someone please point out the conflict. I don't see one. The project's policy is to ship default kernels only with components that are BSD-licensed. The CDDL is not the BSD license, there are things in there like patent clauses etc. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org