Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:51:23 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> To: Philipp Wuensche <cryx-freebsd@h3q.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virally licensed code in FreeBSD kernel Message-ID: <200704141551.JAA07865@lariat.net> In-Reply-To: <4620D1DD.5050902@h3q.com> References: <200704140121.TAA29887@lariat.net> <4620D1DD.5050902@h3q.com>
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There is a huge problem in that the CDDL is "viral." It "infects" products with which it is combined. You can read the text of the CDDL at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cddl1.php Section 3.1 of the CDDL is the portion which is essentially equivalent to the GPL. This is part of the nastiness of viral licenses. --Brett Glass At 07:06 AM 4/14/2007, Philipp Wuensche wrote: >Brett Glass wrote: >> I just read with some concern the announcement that Sun's ZFS has been >> integrated into the FreeBSD kernel. This would mean, unfortunately, that >> FreeBSD is now covered by the CDDL, which is a viral license similar to >> the GPL. Has FreeBSD abandoned its longstanding practice of keeping the >> kernel truly free? > >Maybe this blog entry brings some light: >http://blogs.sun.com/chandan/entry/copyrights_licenses_and_cddl_illustrated > >I don't see a problem. If you use CDDL licensed stuff like ZFS, you need >to provide the source, thats it. > >greetigns, >philipp
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