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Date:      Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:54:53 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        smpatel@umiacs.umd.edu (Sujal Patel)
Cc:        terry@lambert.org, green@fang.cs.sunyit.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: USS Lite
Message-ID:  <199604260554.WAA26674@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.92.960425232539.201e-100000@xi.dorm.umd.edu> from "Sujal Patel" at Apr 25, 96 11:27:02 pm

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> > >         It appears Hannu Savolainen has `somewhat' changed his copywrite on
> > > USS Lite. It now says:
> >
> > Otherwise it will be impossible to distribute binaraies (the default
> > sound code should operate without needing to recompile the kernel,
> > IMO, so binaries are an absolute necessity -- GPL restrictions on
> > distributed binaries preclude distributing binaraies that are not
> > wholly GPL).
> 
> So you're saying that "technically", Hannu hasn't changed his license
> agreement-  Just reworded it??  Damn, now we've gone from a one screen
> licence to a 6 page licence-- I'm so confused :)

Not at all.  You could put the uncompiled drivers on a comercial
CDROM -- you couldn't do that before, I think.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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