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Re: Debian FreeBSD



David Benson <daveb@idealab.com> writes:

> On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Andrew G . Feinberg wrote:
> 
> 1.  The Debian-BSD release clearly cannot (and will not, I assume)
>     release GPL'd software under the BSD license.  So what?

True.

> 2.  The kernel is just a package; you cannot change BSD's license.

The kernel is NOT just a package.  'Embrace-and-extend' is
particularly deadly here.  It HAS happened and continues to.

> 3.  This discussion belongs on debian-policy or debian-legal or in
private.

This discussion impacts the future of the entire Free Software
movement.  It darn well better not be private.


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