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:OpenBSD: Stealing Versus Sharing Code
OpenBSD: Stealing Versus Sharing Code
Sep 4, 2007, 14 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (4848 reads)

"OpenBSD project creator Theo de Raadt detailed his concerns regarding BSD-licensed code and Dual-BSD/GPL-licensed code being re-licensed under only the GPL as previously discussed here, 'honestly, I was greatly troubled by the situation, because even people like Alan Cox were giving other Linux developers advice to... break the law. And furthermore, there are even greater potential risks for how the various communities interact.' He went on to add:

"'It may seem that the licenses let one _distribute_ it under either license, but this interpretation of the license is false--it is still illegal to break up, cut up, or modify someone else's legal document, and, it cannot be replaced by another license because it may not be removed. Hence, a dual licensed file always remains dual licensed, every time it is distributed...'"

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Preface:  Yes, what some Linux people ha ...   So, taking proprietary is fine, but GPLing is a no   
Rufus Polson
Sep 4, 2007, 15:53:50
 
I think it is 'distasteful' to b ...   Distastefulness   
Rainer Weikusat
Sep 4, 2007, 16:57:26
 
But ends up making it that much clearer  ...   Theo seems correct about file staying BSD   
Jose
Sep 4, 2007, 19:00:18
 
... to the actual author of the code in  ...   Has Anybody Talked...   
YetAnotherBob
Sep 4, 2007, 20:07:34
 
My understanding of the BSD license was  ...   Have I misunderstood the BSD license?   
Charles Hixson
Sep 4, 2007, 20:57:15
 
Apparently, you've got it right -- a ...   Re: Have I misunderstood the BSD license?   
Bernard Swiss
Sep 4, 2007, 23:37:16
 
I see there is some confusion between tw ...   Mixing two things   
Onan the Barbarian
Sep 5, 2007, 10:39:03
 
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