Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:32:12 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Attempt to relicense BSD code under the GPL Message-ID: <4.1.19990118092136.0465ede0@mail.lariat.org>
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According to the Web page at http://www.cs.utah.edu/projects/flexmach/oskit/index.html The latest version of the "OSKit", whose STATED goal is to lower the barrier to entry to OS R&D, has just been re-released UNDER THE GPL. This is not only absurd (because the GPL *is* a barrier to OS R&D) but also illegal, because it conflicts with the licensing provisions of the BSD code which has been incorporated into the package. Those who are concerned about the attempted use of the GPL (which is anti-business, anti-innovation, and sometimes referred to as a "viral" or "cult" license) on BSD code should contact Jay Lepreau at lepreau@cs.utah.edu. Kernel authors in particular should be outraged at the unauthorized and unwarranted GPLing of their code and should protested what is, essentially, hijacking of their work. I'm copying this to hackers, but please address responses to chat. --Brett Glass P.S. -- Perhaps it is time to add a clause to the BSD license used in FreeBSD specifically prohibiting relicensing of that code, or derivative works, under the GPL. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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