Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 22:13:05 -0500 From: James Gosnell <jamesgosnell@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Commercial Licensing Message-ID: <CAEhBLvhPR_PhAX40qnYQkhY0UNhyUDaoVkt-2-c=kPnRzZsqrw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130810025805.GB24269@neutralgood.org> References: <002601ce956a$adfcf030$09f6d090$@indesyne.com> <20130810025805.GB24269@neutralgood.org>
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GPL'ed software in the base system: https://wiki.freebsd.org/GPLinBase On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:58 PM, <kpneal@pobox.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 08:41:04PM -0500, Someth San wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm interested in installing FreeBSD into a small form factor PC for > > commercial use and was wondering whether there is a EULA in place for > that > > purpose. I would like to avoid the open source requirement of disclosing > my > > codes to a public community. > > This requirement of disclosure isn't so much an "open source" thing, it's > required by some popular licenses (like the "GPL"). The rather large group > of people in software has groups that prefer restrictive licenses like the > GPL, and other groups who prefer licenses with fewer restrictions. > > Be aware that FreeBSD isn't covered by a single license. Rather, it is > made up of a large number of pieces of software that came from various > sources over a lot of years. > > In general FreeBSD tries to avoid using those kinds of license that you > are saying you want to avoid. But in the set of all software that make up > FreeBSD there is still code left covered by it. With a little care you can > avoid getting bitten by this. Which leads to my next point... > > > If you can provide some information/direction in this regard, I would > > greatly appreciate it. > > I want to second the advice of talking to a lawyer who specializes in > copyright. The lawyer should be working for you and paid by you (or your > business, etc). Any time real money is involved you should hire a lawyer. > > Any time real money is involved you should hire a lawyer. Any time the > outcome matters you should hire a lawyer. > > Seriously, your use of the term "EULA" shows you need to talk to a lawyer. > > Give your lawyer the FreeBSD source code and your lawyer can look at it > and advise you. > > But don't let this scare you. With a little care you will probably be just > fine. > > -- > "A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of > invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor ... > in the vicinity of the cat, then moving the laser ... in an irregular way > fascinating to cats,..." -- US patent 5443036, "Method of exercising a cat" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- James Gosnell, ACP
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