Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 07:44:21 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: White Wolf <white-wolf@blues-softwares.net>, User Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: change 3-Clause licensing to GPL-3 ? Message-ID: <20667d9f-3560-abe0-1367-a5be7519755b@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <17f868b99bd5690a1715c330be2030cfd4a04f31.camel@blues-softwares.net>
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On 30/06/2023 07:14, White Wolf wrote: > hello, > i have an big project on Ubuntu, i don´t forget FreeBSD but i need to > learn first and Ubuntu work out of box > my project : https://github.com/jean-loups/Ubuntu-Minix-2.0 > <https://github.com/jean-loups/Ubuntu-Minix-2.0>; > > i would like know if it's that isn't problem to pass BSD 3-Clause to > GPL-v3 or... > stay on BSD 3-Clause but Apple isn´t longer > > i would like develop on https://beagleboard.org/ai-64 > <https://beagleboard.org/ai-64>; > it's a learning project but FreeBSD isn´t enough oriented Desktop... > no wifi selection, and so more else, it's for internet and server. > > please say me is possible to as of point of licensing. If you mean "can you use BSD licensed code on a system that otherwise uses GPL licensing", yes you can. BSD code can be used almost everywhere (Microsoft used to use BSD licensed networking code in Windows). If you mean "can I change a BSD license to a GPL one", IANAL but generally only the copyright holder can change the license under which they release their code. As always for anything legal, if you need a truly correct answer you will need to consult a lawyer, preferably a specialist in intellectual property. -- We build our computer systems the way we build our cities; over time, without a plan, on top of ruins. — Ellen Ullmanhelp
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