Date: Fri, 16 Jun 95 15:08:05 MDT From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Cc: peter@haywire.DIALix.COM, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPL code in freebsd? Message-ID: <9506162108.AA13009@cs.weber.edu> In-Reply-To: <199506161823.LAA05336@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Jun 16, 95 11:23:54 am
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> > I just saw that Alan Cox fired a salvo at FreeBSD in gnu.misc.discuss, > > under the subject: "Pre-HURD GNU System: Linux or FreeBSD?" I've hit the ball back to him (using 'rn' as a racquet). You might want to read over the article and flame me to get your flames in before the general Linux public. I think I was reasonable, but anything you say can be twisted in meaning if you go into the reading with an existing bias. The group is basically an advocacy group anyway. > And now you understand why *BSD hates the bloody GPL so much!!! We don't hate it; we simply approve of it less than a UCB-Style license but more than an Adaptec/Diamond style license (ie: none at all). > Self conflicing licenses are very hard to uphold in court. The copyright > on this file is in conflict with it self! I don't think the licensing is self-conflicting. I also don't think there is a GPL/UCB issue to resolve in the first place. Read the Book. (A comment on my average post size. 8-)). Terry Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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