James Carlson <james.d.carlson at sun.com> wrote:
> Joerg Schilling writes:
> > On FreeBSD, you need to have a very good reason if you like to include
> > a program that is less free (e.g. because it is GPLd) than the BSDL.
> > The reason is that the basic OS should be free enough. The FreeBSD
> > people like to be able to have a working system that does not depend
> > on GPLd software for it's basic functionality.
> >
> > I believe that similar rules should apply to OpenSolaris.
>
> Whether Open Solaris is to develop the same sort of licensing fetish
> as some other open source project is, I believe, a matter for the CAB
> to determine, not an architectural matter.
For the FreeBSD people, this is no fetish but the base for granting that
you are able to e.g. an embedded device could be created without the need
to publish all sources.
The basic idea behind this FreeBSD decision should be discussed for OpenSolaris
also before it would be too late.
J?rg
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