Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:42:52 -0400 | Subject | Re: [2.6] The List, pass #2 | From | "J. Bruce Fields" <> |
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On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 01:31:44AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 21:34, Trond Myklebust wrote: > > Care to comment on why it is not GPL compatible? Given that they are > > interested in merging their code into the standard kernel ASAP, I know > > that they'd be interested in correcting any incompatibilities. > > The 3 clause BSD though very much a completely free/open license has > requirements conflicting with the GPL > > http://www.fsf.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/bsd.html
The "original BSD license" listed on that page actually has 4 numbered clauses, number 3 (the "advertising clause") being the conflicting one. The "modified BSD license", which they link to on the same page, has 3 clauses and *is* GPL compatible. As far as I can tell, the license we are using at CITI is nearly word-for-word the "modified BSD license", and is GPL compatible.
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