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SubjectRe: BSD Licensed files in Linux kernel.
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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Darren Reed wrote:

> > The file in question is copyright UCB.
> > UCB has recently dropped the problematical clause (3) of the license,
> > and the BSD license without that does not conflict with the GPL. UCB
> > as the copyright holder can drop that. They did. So there is no problem.
>
> What about the view that the GPL prohibits sub-licensing (such as what
> the UCB file has) ?

How is this any different from incorporating BSD code in closed software?

> What about the view that the UCB copyright places restrictions (albeit
> very light) which are not present in the GPL ? Specifically this:

Did you read the second paragraph you quoted? They're compatible now.

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