Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:53:47 +0900 From: Eitarou Kamo <e-kamo@trio.plala.or.jp> To: David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Star & FreeBSD Message-ID: <420E0A6B.6@trio.plala.or.jp> In-Reply-To: <20050212062221.GA51239@VARK.MIT.EDU> References: <0A907D6523E90246822D32FA2344E244015E4B@CAA-UNCLMAIL.caa.army.mil> <BE327FD7.184F9%tomonage2@gmx.de> <20050212005228.GA43996@VARK.MIT.EDU> <420D92CA.5050200@trio.plala.or.jp> <20050212062221.GA51239@VARK.MIT.EDU>
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David Schultz wrote: > >>As the conclusion, which state are available? >> >>Pre Post >>---------------------------------- >>BSD license ----> CDDL >>GPL license ----> CDDL >>MIT license ----> CDDL >>CDDL ----> BSD license >>CDDL ----> GPL license >>CDDL ----> MIT license >> >> > >The Copyright holder can release his code under whatever licenses >as he sees fit. If you're not the Copyright holder, then the >story is different. It is my understanding that it is possible to >add additional restrictions to BSD/MIT-licensed software (without >removing the original restrictions and disclaimer, of course). >However, the GPL forbids additional restrictions on both source >and binary distributions, and the CDDL forbids additional >restrictions on source distributions: > > You may not offer or impose any terms on any Covered > Software in Source Code form that alters or restricts the > applicable version of this License or the recipients > rights hereunder. --CDDL 1.0, sec 3.4 > >It's too bad that Sun's lawyers think they need to force people to >contribute changes back to them. > > > CDDL doesn't cause Hybrid GPL like issue copyright and copyleft issue, I wonder? Anyway I'll try not to mention so much not to make a god furious. Once again, the post herein and hereto is subject to hereinafter. >Once again: 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. > > > #BTW, my FreeBSD-5.3 work comfortably on this machine so far. Eitarou
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