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Date:      Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:24:08 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
Cc:        hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, Chris Mason <mason@suse.com>, Josh MacDonald <jmacd@CS.Berkeley.EDU>, Parity Error <bootup@mail.ru>, freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org, reiserfs-dev@namesys.com
Subject:   Re: [reiserfs-dev]i Re: metadata update durability ordering/softupdates
Message-ID:  <3C9E6E28.9D0B8778@mindspring.com>
References:  <20020318174641.A1153@hpdi.ath.cx> <3C9676B4.49A76589@mindspring.com> <3C9E1DA4.1090703@namesys.com>

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Hans Reiser wrote:

[ ... GPL'ed EXT2FS bits being available on the CDROM as source
      code, but not compiled into a distributed FreeBSD kernel ... ]

> I think you guys are violating the GPL on ext2fs (assuming you are
> correct that the UCB 4 part license violates the GPL --- I haven't read
> that license).

Well, feel free to bring a lawsuit.  In the U.S., the loser
pays court costs, so be sure you can win before you start.

In reality, a great many lawyers have examined "mere agregration"
like this, and decided that it's not a problem, and the license
specifically states that it doesn't apply, in the last paragraph
of section 2 of the license:

	In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based
	on the Program with the Program (or with a work based
	on the Program) on a volume of a storage or distribution
	medium does not bring the other work under the scope of
	this License.

I think this applies to the BeOS case, as well.

-- Terry

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