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From: "Gennady B. Sorokopud" <gena@NetVision.net.il>
To: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Subject: Re: GPL code in freebsd?
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Sorry for the stupid question:
Linux uses GPL without any problems (or it seems so :-)
why we can't?

In message <9506162108.AA13009@cs.weber.edu> Terry Lambert writes:
>> > 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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