From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 13 16:55:28 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 390A81065673 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:55:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linuxisone@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pw0-f54.google.com (mail-pw0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F40A8FC0C for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:55:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pbcc3 with SMTP id c3so438227pbc.13 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:55:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Mrx8ncUZ3FTO/10rCCU+4vWCV1mKuCvzGFN6mNyeSPw=; b=B4tea+8fe7QNSiHUw49lv7xDuBc6Oozh3s6B1rtPWWEGDgOqtXCDK3OjzlOy44F3Cb uOr6B8Tya/Qgt+hb8GRr7Bec9LZKcOYLbewmiWJoxkdxVYUMeUumQo8eXLcwRYch8W8T K++8X04idFEtxrX9Jj8Ggc5RLwQgkwB+HNGNM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.75.135 with SMTP id c7mr45289302pbw.112.1323795327732; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:55:27 -0800 (PST) Sender: linuxisone@gmail.com Received: by 10.68.58.135 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:55:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201112131604.pBDG421N008072@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <201112131604.pBDG421N008072@mail.r-bonomi.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:55:27 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: G7NB57fRBY5ZLj5XG-LYQ_YWy1k Message-ID: From: LinuxIsOne To: Robert Bonomi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: freebsd is really bsd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:55:28 -0000 On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Robert Bonomi wrote: > Any of the '*BSD' named operating systems trace their ancestery to various > software released by the C.S.R.G. at the University of California at > Berkeley, under the name of a 'Berkeley Software Distributin', or "BSD" > for short. None of the ancestor software used in this way was a complete, > runnable and working working Operating System. Any 'runnable' O/S > distributed by UCB/CSRG under the 'BSD' name also required a license from > AT&T. > FreeBSD _is_ free from any licensing 'encumberments' that would prevent > one from using it 'as they see fit', subject *only* to retaining certain > accreditations aind copyright notices in the source code, and in any > docucmentationt that accompines a 'binary'/'executable'. Oh I see. Thanks