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On Fri, Feb 11, 2005, Jonathan Weiss wrote:
> > Is the CDDL license compatible with the BSD and MIT licenses?
> 
> According to the OpenBSD-folks: NO

Actually, I think the answer is YES.  You're apparently answering
a different question.  See below.

It is my understanding that virtually any open-source license is
*compatible* with the MIT and 2-clause BSD licenses, since all the
MIT/2-clause BSD licenses require is that you acknowledge and
preserve the license, copyright, and disclaimer.

However, I believe it is generally not possible to use CDDL code
for integral parts of FreeBSD because, like the LGPL, the CDDL
requires that modifications be made available under the CDDL.
It is probably fine for kernel modules and extensions, but that's
something core@ needs to decide.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and make no guarantee about the
accuracy of the contents of this message.  The opinions herein do
not reflect those of the FreeBSD Project.  Use this information at
your own peril.  Beware of dog.  Slippery when wet.