> : 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.
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