Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 14:25:29 +0100 From: Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> To: vermaden <vermaden@interia.pl> Cc: Vincent Bentley <vince@vincentbentley.co.uk>, "freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org" <freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Practical suggestions for resolving the Brazilian problem Message-ID: <CAFYkXjkKYfJGR_kwLn_LmXij9v6Zx-u9z8KCaor_PHtYfGatWg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <jlqpgyurrtctmgglpwgh@msbt> References: <08dc619e-955a-438d-86ba-751b1fa63bce@vincentbentley.co.uk> <qurrwbveytgowgynhnxl@gnvo> <jlqpgyurrtctmgglpwgh@msbt>
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Yes legal notice or some sort of amendment seems better solution than 40 years old license (== The Constitution) modification because of some short term issue.. and it also seems easier to modify when needed :-) -- CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info On Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM vermaden <vermaden@interia.pl> wrote: > > This is also an option: > - https://github.com/c3d/db48x/blob/dev/LEGAL-NOTICE.md > > As a consequence of recent legislative activity: > - California (AB-1043) > - Colororado (SB 26-051) > - New York (S8102A) > - Brazil (15,211) > > Brazil residents may no longer use FreeBSD after 2026/03/17. > California residents may no longer use FreeBSD after 2027/01/01. > Colorado residents may no longer use FreeBSD after 2028/01/01. > New-York residents may no longer use FreeBSD at some point in the future. > > Let people pick up the phone (or email) and contact their local politician about this - to change this bullshit law. > > We may also rebrand FreeBSD as 'framework'. One can use this FreeBSD 'framework' to build operating system - but legally - it would be a 'framework'. That may be even easier. > > > > Regards, > vermaden > > > > > > Temat: Re: Practical suggestions for resolving the Brazilian problem > Data: 2026-03-05 15:39 > Nadawca: "vermaden" <vermaden@interia.pl> > Adresat: "Vincent Bentley" <vince@vincentbentley.co.uk>; "freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org" <freebsd-pkg@freebsd.org>; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org; > > > > The 'thesmartski' from X implemented some simple workaround: > > - https://x.com/thesmartski/status/2029116808066646416 > > > > Regards, > > vermaden > >home | help
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