From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 23 20:12:38 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4612A1065674 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:12:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from smtp124.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp124.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25EC58FC1B for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:12:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay2.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay2.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id BC8AEC93070; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:55:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay2.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: rhavenn-AT-rhavenn.net) with ESMTPSA id 8E1C0C92F93; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:55:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by alucard.rhavenn.local (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7B6C510C581; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:55:58 -0800 (AKDT) Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:55:58 -0800 From: Henrik Hudson To: jeguelf5@rockwellcollins.com Message-ID: <20100323195558.GA24445@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Free BSD Licensing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:12:38 -0000 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, jeguelf5@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > Free BSD representative, > > I am inquiring if Free BSD is installable under the The GNU General Public > License (short: GNU GPL or simply GPL)? Need to verify that for the > requester of this software as coming through our subcontracts division. How do you install something "under" a license? FreeBSD is developed and distributed using the BSD license. More information is available at www.freebsd.org If you're wondering whether or not FreeBSD is freely available and can be installed in a commerical environment then the short answer would be yes. However, I encourage you to read the licensing clauses available on www.freebsd.org, specifically here: http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html This wiki gives a decent overview of the differences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_licence Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF