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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.


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