In message <[email protected] om> , Ed Maste writes: > On 15 April 2013 16:12, Cy Schubert <[email protected]> wrote: > > The existing license isn't that BSD-friendly either, which is why it lives > > in contrib/. I think the 5.1.X GPLv2 is about the same friendliness as > > Darren's IPF 4.1.X license. As long as it's not in GENERIC should be fine. > > A person can always load it anyway. > > There's a plan[1] to remove the remaining GPL components from base > over time. Updating to the last ipfilter that's under the current > license is probably the path forward, unless it moves out to ports. > > [1] https://wiki.freebsd.org/GPLinBase
That's been pointed out to me. IPF's build/install scripts place header files in /usr/include, IMO unacceptable for a port. Going forward we go to 4.1.34 (still under the old license) then look at options. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <[email protected]> FreeBSD UNIX: <[email protected]> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
