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From: Mark Menard <mark@capital.net>
Subject: Re: HELP Needed: Linux & BSD Unix
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Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 01:01:15 GMT
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On Sat, 11 May 1996, Soren Dayton wrote:
> Our friend, mark@www.netgoth.com (Mark Menard), wrote:
>
> > FreeBSD and Linux are both freeware.
>
> this is _very_ false. the linux kernel is gpl'ed. all of FreeBSD is
> either under a BSD style license or a GPL. This makes them freely
> redistributeable, but _not_ freeware. The authors still have copyright
> and there are a lot of restrictions on use in commercial settings on
> code under a GPL.
Saying something is freeware does not imply a lack of copyright. Freeware
vs. freeley redistributable: I would call that a nice clean split down
the middle of the hair.
I can get it for free (anonymous ftp) and it's software my common sense says
that's freeware.
Mark
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