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- From: jrbd@craycos.com (James Davies)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: Restrictions on 'free' UNIX / 386BSD (Re: selling 386BSD)
- Summary: parts are already under copyleft
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.205511.15778@craycos.com>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 20:55:11 GMT
- References: <x> <l8n8qcINN2c5@neuro.usc.edu>
- Organization: Cray Computer Corporation
- Lines: 12
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- In article <l8n8qcINN2c5@neuro.usc.edu> merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
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- >If people like cgd really feel obligated to contribute 'contaminated' code
- >then their contributions should be made available separately from the free
- >redistributable core -- preferably in a separate 'restricted' distribution
- >-- and clearly labeled 'infectious waste' -- with ample warnings to future
- >users of such code about potential intellectual property rights claims and
- >intellectual health risks. In my opinion the same label should be applied
- >to anything carrying the even more restrictive GNU copyleft.
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- Excuse my ignorance, but doesn't 386BSD use gcc? Sounds like it's already
- contaminated beyond all hope of redemption...
-