Like it or not, Theo has a point... freebsd is shipping export-restricted software in the core

Bruce Cran bruce at cran.org.uk
Mon Oct 11 16:22:16 UTC 2010


On Friday 08 October 2010 01:12:55 Robert Bonomi wrote:

> he'll tell you: "I need to review the copyright notices, licenses, and
> distribution restricions on _each_and_every_ item in that package.  Go
> check _every_ file you intend to include,  bring me a list showing
>   1) every file name
>   2) who holds the copyright to that file
>   3) what form of license it is issued under, and for each form of license
>       a complete copy of that license.
>   4) any 'restricted use' notices you may find along the way
> 
> Then _you_ actually perform the audit.

Which is why it's so important not to customize the license text when creating 
new files!

-- 
Bruce Cran


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