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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.coast.net!news00.sunet.se!sunic!news99.sunet.se!news.uni-c.dk!kroete2!not-for-mail From: erik@kroete2.freinet.de (Erik Corry) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD Followup-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 23:26:36 GMT Organization: Home Lines: 12 Sender: news@kroete2.freinet.de (news) Message-ID: <DJAJsC.8pA@kroete2.freinet.de> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <poulosioDIFAnC.ECw@netcom.com> <4972bn$psq@bell.maths.tcd.ie> <49ijf9$9rc@tombstone.kent.edu> <30BD2617.23585C28@mcs.net> <49k0dd$pfg@nntp5.u.washington.edu> <49o2n2$t4e@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <49osrd$ptg@times.tfs.com> <49rm0g$o8o@daffy.anetsrvcs.uwrf.edu> <DJ2IBL.71t@nntpa.cb.att.com> <DJ3DM7.n0L@kroete2.freinet.de> <4a14v5$1lq@dyson.iquest.net> <DJ533J.DDs@kroete2.freinet.de> <4a7rhb$jns@uriah.heep.sax.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: arhppp29.uni-c.dk X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950515BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:29653 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:10017 comp.unix.advocacy:11888 comp.unix.misc:19923 J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote: : Note that many BSD developers start dropping this clause (and the : ``This product includes...'' requirement) from their copyright notices : now, since it becomes impractical these days. It's been practical at : a time where you've only had to mention ``The Regents of the ...'', : but The Times They Are A-Changing. I think this is a good idea, but you can't change the copyright on old code, so it usually doesn't solve the problem. -- Erik Corry ehcorry@inet.uni-c.dk