Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:09:52 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: son goku <ryu.planka@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: source code licensing questions Message-ID: <20090727110952.GA60932@osiris.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <b5a284500907270158s61e7c668s30a6b6b5eaa0b74e@mail.gmail.com> References: <b5a284500907270158s61e7c668s30a6b6b5eaa0b74e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:58:14AM +0300, son goku wrote:
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> Browsing the web about the BSD license just made me confused. Seems like to
> understand these licensing issues you must be a lawyer.
Basically the BSD licence is: do what you like, but:
1. don't say you did it all by yourself.
2. you can't blame us for anything.
3. Include the COPYRIGHT notice.
> I got the following questions regarding source license:
> 1.Do I need to open the source code for my product if I use the BSD kernel
> as part of the product?
No.
> 2.If I do some kernel changes, do I need to open those changes as well?
No.
> 3.What about Dtrace, if I use DTrace will I need to open code that use it?
The CDDL licence seems to imply that you do.
> 4.Suppose the answer for 1-3 is no, s there any other reason why I need to
> open the code.
Only if you feel like it.
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Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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