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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 11:18:04 +1030
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: dmaddox@scsn.net
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Subject: Re: The BSD License
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On Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 07:42:29PM -0500, Donald J. Maddox wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 1998 at 10:58:47AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Thanks for the reply, Greg...  This interpretation is pretty close to
> what I got out of it.  So, I guess this means if I want to be able to
> include STAC compression into FreeBSD, then _they_ have to be willing
> to allow STAC to be distributed with no further restrictions than the
> above...  Is that right?

If they want to distribute it under a Berkeley license, yes.  Unlike
the GPL, there's no obligation to distribute *everything* in a product
under this license, however.  In the terminology of the GPL opponents,
the Berkeley license doens't infect software it touches.

>>> 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.
>
> Thanks for volunteering...  I will provide you with contact information for
> Ms. Poland in private email, and I will advise her that you are available
> for informative discourse :-)

Note the disclaimer.  I'm sure that there are better people than I to
speak to her.

Greg