Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 11:18:04 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: dmaddox@scsn.net Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The BSD License Message-ID: <19980130111804.13786@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19980129194229.16307@scsn.net>; from Donald J. Maddox on Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 07:42:29PM -0500 References: <19980129190335.64088@scsn.net> <19980130105847.60343@lemis.com> <19980129194229.16307@scsn.net>
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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
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