Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 17:06:54 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: stolen script? Message-ID: <20001001170653.A15719@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20001001105526.E27736@fw.wintelcom.net>; from bright@wintelcom.net on Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 10:55:26AM -0700 References: <20001001105526.E27736@fw.wintelcom.net>
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On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 10:55:26AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > There's a guy distributing our /etc/security "ported to Linux" he > has GPL'd the script and not included src/COPYRIGHT with this > distribution. > > http://halliday.wl.vg/scripts/ > > I don't want anyone to flame the guy to death, I just want to know > if this is ok or not? My understanding is that it's ok to GPL > our code so long as the original copyright remains intact. > > So two questions: > So can he GPL it? > Must he add the src/COPYRIGHT? Well, you probably know this by now, but the page now lists: Open Source is wonderful, because software is improved by the knowledge and expertise of many people. Because of that I give me my thanks and appreciate to the following. Alfred Perlstein, helped change the license to BSD, which was required because it originally was under BSD license. And helped me make sure it generally complied. Kris -- In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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