Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:45:30 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: You can take my source. (fwd) Message-ID: <19990420164530.A40482@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990420020236.11384H-100000@cygnus.rush.net>; from Alfred Perlstein on Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 02:08:39AM -0500 References: <19990420161003.Y40482@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990420020236.11384H-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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On Tuesday, 20 April 1999 at 2:08:39 -0500, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> On Tuesday, 20 April 1999 at 1:53:17 -0500, Alfred Perlstein wrote: >>> >>> * (c) UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. >>> * All or some portions of this file are derived from material licensed >>> * to the University of California by American Telephone and Telegraph >>> * Co. or Unix System Laboratories, Inc. and are reproduced herein with >>> * the permission of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. >>> >>> Am i doing my part? :) >> >> I'm not sure. I would think you could have chosen a better example. >> If you have really sent this to Microsoft, I think you should at least >> retract your statement. > > Maybe i'm being a bit clueless here (hey it's happened more times than > I can count and i'm a bit tired) but doesn't the: > >>> * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without >>> * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions >>> * are met: >>> * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright >>> * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. >>> * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright >>> * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the >>> * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. >>> * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software >>> * must display the following acknowledgement: >>> * This product includes software developed by the University of >>> * California, Berkeley and its contributors. >>> * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors >>> * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software >>> * without specific prior written permission. >>> * >>> * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND > > .. > > constitute the way that most of the BSD license works? This part does. Unfortunately, the license you sent included not just the Berkeley License, but also an AT&T license. The bit I quoted at the very top (USL license) is definitely *not* part of the Berkeley license, and in fact closer to the licenses to be found in System V sources. > I'll retract the statement if you disagree as i do value your judgement. I think you'll understand now. > perhaps you would like to go over the email with a red pen (sorta) and > i'll submit a revised post? Hmm. I don't have the whole message any more, but I think the rest is OK. Just to be sure, I think this is pretty much the basis: * Copyright (c) 1990, 1993 * The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software * must display the following acknowledgement: * This product includes software developed by the University of * California, Berkeley and its contributors. * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software * without specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF * SUCH DAMAGE. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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