From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 29 16:29:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA26239 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:29:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA26228 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:28:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA24753; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 10:58:47 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id KAA04400; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 10:58:47 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980130105847.60343@lemis.com> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 10:58:47 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: dmaddox@scsn.net Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The BSD License References: <19980129190335.64088@scsn.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <19980129190335.64088@scsn.net>; from Donald J. Maddox on Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 07:03:35PM -0500 Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" On Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 07:03:35PM -0500, Donald J. Maddox wrote: > Does that well-known copyright attached > to the top of all our source files represent "the BSD license" in it's > entirety? Yes. Basically it says: 1. You can use this software however you choose. 2. Don't blame us if it breaks. 3. Don't use our name to advertise it [I consider this a difficult one; it conflicts with the next]. 4. Do acknowledge the use of the code. > I would *greatly* appreciate it if someone more knowledgeable > in these issues than I could provide me with some insight, or even better, > volunteer as a point of contact for Ms. Poland :-) I don't think I'm any better than the others, and it would clearly be useful if somebody at Berkeley volunteered, but if nobody else does, she's welcome to contact me. -- Greg Lehey LEMIS grog@lemis.com PO Box 460 Tel: +61-8-8388-8286 Echunga SA 5153 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Australia