KDTRACE is gone?

[John Birrell]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 12:18:29PM -0800, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> Which restrictions do you see preventing the distribution of a 
> DTRACE-enabled GENERIC kernel binary?  I would refer you to sections 
> 3.1, 3.4 and 3.5 of the license[1], which state:
> 
> - the CDDL is mandatory on the source code distribution;
> - the original copyright notice for the original work must be displayed;
> - binary distributions of CDDL-licensed software may be relicensed;
> 
> The requirement for the last is that the new license not conflict with 
> the CDDL.  The CDDL doesn't otherwise restrict use, modification or 
> distribution and includes the ability to sublicense the original code as 
> well as and derived works.
> 
> Someone please point out the conflict.  I don't see one.

FreeBSD's policy is to ship a GENERIC kernel which is entirely BSD
licensed. Kernel modules and other kernel options can include other
licenses, but the options enabled in GENERIC must be BSD licensed.

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John Birrell