> : There
> : is simply no reason to assume that anything under a gnu directory is GPLd,
> : or that anything GPLd is going to be under a gnu directory (which it's not.)
>
> I'm afraid there is. It has been stated many times in the past that
> all GPL'd software resides under gnu. This is true in the big
> (/usr/src/gnu) and in the small (src/sys/gnu). The gnu directory name
> is magic in the minds of many people, and has been for a long time in
> the FreeBSD project. While much of the actual software lives in
> /usr/contrib, those parts that are under GPL are still built in
> gnu/.... It is confusing, despite your assertions to the contrary.
> That's just how FreeBSD has operated for as long as I can recall,
> certainly back to the 1.0 time frame.
This decision was made before *any* releases were made, and should
continue.
Nate
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