Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:22:58 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, imp@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD BSD License 3 -> 2 Clause History Message-ID: <3332F1C3-7B5A-4BEB-B3B0-9CA222693827@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <CAD2Ti2-t8YXcxGj6PM9wuy_zbmBf4A8Rrj4B7cofRrhhUFmAcw@mail.gmail.com> References: <54a1ec2a.853c460a.1d8a.2b34SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com> <CAD2Ti2-=cUmABeDMFpuSvHp_h0PUXZTF6J-2TdiKi%2BnsRfskUA@mail.gmail.com> <57150.1419930741@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAD2Ti2-t8YXcxGj6PM9wuy_zbmBf4A8Rrj4B7cofRrhhUFmAcw@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] > On Dec 30, 2014, at 8:24 PM, grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 4:12 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: >> I think you are reading more into that commit than it contains: >> It merely asserted "Copyright of Compilation" over FreeBSD. > > Likely. My original post wasn't worded well. I was mostly interested > in the rationale of removing the endorsement clause (from a license > writers perspective of new work, not any particular application of same), > which though 'simpler and more free', would seem a tricky thing to give > up, or to model new work on after having seen 3-clause texts. The endorsement clause is really a legal nothing. Other, existing law requires explicit permission to use one’s name and/or likeness in endorsement, so having it there didn’t change anything. You are already prohibited from using the names of people or organizations without their permission. Warner [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJUpCLiAAoJEGwc0Sh9sBEAa6YQALdX0UR29TqelyFNgGplVA3A e09OyFB592BA7KdFWON5N+0KVHK673JLqw8LBT6SaeVQahOGq/w+OKIq6z4dg5L+ bzpaNasSElJTY1GNsHFq+ngyOR8kohk26XI+FhbU2XyXHhjuFP+LVEK8jQql/asq yIJYJSQMonkdA0GfUXmYrFlUKop6oedw4VzvNPH1HctZ6ZfDOEFs7oAppmz0ss7w IEWdlYonEsNcPPf+kJxF7lnC19RTJSnc4ODm+ptS1UmJN55Tks9efQzaRVu+qCvV aCoEdluymnybtw3y1S7iFWiM1mhv7cPq/femeO/evOesiWparBVTk8MdJdbZQDzf 7M/9nohERNS0Nh7kkvs6B7KFhoak+xD6REZ2aVuuDJnszSblcZUjESeNrXgXiJE+ wYUwLYrdcBNpbN5nYZAKgrKNBVZQYEAE5Ea9UuKlc5/sHTPTnuC8ED3b2rhpeSgq Sy7dETZoZILjdkfhxN/qJnh5AuuWxJ3fTQsacvFeb0y0/KAqwlUmKrasfyrY2HC/ OEcADO1hv+keAZBNCYb8OLcxBZyj4kkZN5sYpN8fWiVmT4vZnkjtP7MXIZXqals2 kbNWdHyvjgVtJepJJGTXbY/TWo21tarLde/zHjuwMkbRntUyXWx03xnlqLiZJTwS cixUy6pnFNRmCtr75/2y =ukbp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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