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To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co>
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Subject: Re: kirk's soft-update integration.. 
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Yeah, You miss the part where we can download the code from.

While would be legalese argue about the merit, interpretation
or implementation of Kirk's license , I just want at least an ftp 
pointer to down load soft updates for FreeBSD-current.

	Cheers,
	Amancio


> I'm not a lawyer, but this seems like a "GPL or pay" type of license. If
> you look at it with detail: it's even less restricted than GPL because
> you can actually hide the code and do whatever you want with it if you
> pay the correct price.
> I think this should even be in the generic boot floppy, the problem
> would be isolating the "special licensed" files, similarly to what is
> done with GNU code.
> Did I read something wrong here?
> 
> 	Pedro.
> 
> Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > 
> > As long as you can make a "binary weapon" out of this, where we
> > incorporate only those non-poison-pilled portions into FreeBSD (just
> > as OpenBSD has done) and leave it up to the user to add the specially
> > licenced files, I don't see a problem.  In fact, I'd really LIKE to
> > see this happen so that those who just want to play with the soft
> > update code and have no commercial aspirations can do so.  Heck,
> > even the commercial folks can play, they'll just have to line up
> > and pay Kirk like you guys did. ;)
> > 
> >                                         Jordan
> 
>