Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:46:14 +1030 From: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au> To: Ed Hall <edhall@screech.weirdnoise.com> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Eclipse/BSD Message-ID: <20000210114614.D93305@internode.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200002092004.MAA04192@screech.weirdnoise.com> References: <38A1B807.F3BC660A@softweyr.com> <200002092004.MAA04192@screech.weirdnoise.com>
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On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 12:04:53PM -0800, Ed Hall wrote:
> : It doesn't appear, from their licensing page, these changes are ever
> : intended to be released to the FreeBSD project. The license is very
> : restrictive about redistribution.
>
> Not only that, but it contains that pernicious gag clause: "You agree not
> to release the results of any evaluation of the Licensed Software to any
> third party without the prior written approval of Lucent Technologies."
> Yuck! Why would I want to test out their software if I can't even
> reveal my results to anyone?
Those clauses aren't enforcible - Yet. They will be when (if) the
Digital Millenium Copyright Act passes.
- mark
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