From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 30 15:01:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0554816A4CE for ; Sun, 30 May 2004 15:01:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F397943D41 for ; Sun, 30 May 2004 15:01:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i4UM0TaC072745 for ; Sun, 30 May 2004 15:00:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4UM0THX072744; Sun, 30 May 2004 15:00:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:00:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200405302200.i4UM0THX072744@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: "Cyrille Lefevre" Subject: Re: bin/67308: ready to import bootstrap_cmds/relpath from Darwin X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cyrille Lefevre List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 22:01:04 -0000 The following reply was made to PR bin/67308; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Cyrille Lefevre" To: "gnats-submit @FreeBSD.org" Cc: Subject: Re: bin/67308: ready to import bootstrap_cmds/relpath from Darwin Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 23:52:48 +0200 "Robert Watson" wrote: > On Fri, 28 May 2004, Cyrille Lefevre wrote: > > > regarding the APSL (http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/), do you think > > it is possible to import some darwin commands w/ mods. [snip] > The FreeBSD Core Team took a look at the APSL a while back, and decided > that similar to LGPL/GPL, it was an acceptable license for use in > userspace for stand-alone tools, but that similar protections to LGPL/GPL > would be required for kernel code (not built by default, carefully marked, > etc). That said, Apple tends to release only code they've heavily > rewritten or created from scratch under APSL; code they modify tends to > remain under the existing license (CMU, BSD, etc). Generally they're > careful to label the license on the download page. Cyrille Lefevre. -- home: mailto:cyrille.lefevre@laposte.net