Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 20:07:54 -0500 (CDT) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> To: Dave Walton <walton@nordicrecords.com> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Berkeley removes Advertising Clause Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990903195127.3110A-100000@shell-3.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <19990903231722.7492.qmail@modgud.nordicrecords.com>
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On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Dave Walton wrote: > > I know. So people are running around bragging about how their > license ensures that the code is "forever free", while they are using > the only license in the world that specifically allows retroactive > changes. Talk about failing to grasp the concept... Typically it says "Version 2 or any later version, at your option." (I am too lazy to go look to seee what the actual wording is.) But it doesn't mean that FSF can change your license to the code. They can only increase your options -- but that does mean they could copy the BSD license terms or something similiar. David Scheidt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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