On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 01:45:10PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Fredrik Lindberg wrote: > >mDNSResponder-108 appears to still be under APSL 2, I don't > >know if that license is acceptable for base utilities, if it is, it > >might be a viable alternative. > > It should be under the Apache 2.0 license now.
I think we're mostly OK with the Apache License, but I don't think core has actually ruled on the subject. We can import APSL code under certain circumstances, but we generally treat it as GPL'd code and prefer not to. -- Brooks > Here's the announcement from the bonjour-dev list ... > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Fwd: Apple Opens Up: Bonjour now under Apache license > Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:43:16 -0700 > From: Ernest Prabhakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Hi all, > > As most of you know, Apple believes in the power of Open Source as a > great way to enable adoption of standards-based technologies. To > make Bonjour even more attractive to various solution providers, we > are pleased to announce that those portions of Bonjour previously > under the Apple Public Source License** are now available under the > widely-used Apache License, Version 2.0*. The relicensed sources are > currently available in the Bonjour CVS; additional information is > available in the new Mac OS Forge community hosting site: > > <http://bonjour.macosforge.org/> > > We hope this inspires you to use Bonjour as part of even more > innovative products. > > Sincerely, > Ernest Prabhakar > Open Source Product Manager, Apple > > Begin forwarded message: > >Subject: Apple Opens Up: Kernel, Mac OS Forge, iCal Server, > >Bonjour, Launchd > > > >Hi all, > > > >In conjunction with this week's Developer Conference, we have four > >great pieces of news for Open Source developers: > > > >A. Intel Kernel Sources > > > >As of today, we are posting buildable kernel sources for Intel- > >based Macs alongside the usual PowerPC (and other Intel) sources, > >starting with Mac OS X 10.4.7. We regret the delay in readying the > >new kernel for release, and thank you for your patience. > > > >http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/tarballs/apsl/ > >xnu-792.10.96.tar.gz > > > >B. New "Mac OS Forge" for Community Projects > > > >Mac OS Forge, a new community site hosted by Apple, is being > >created to support WebKit and other open source projects focused on > >Mac OS X, especially those looking to transition from OpenDarwin.org. > > > ><http://www.macosforge.org/> > > > >C. New Open Source Calendaring Server > > > >In order to encourage community participation, source code to the > >new iCal Server in Leopard Server is now available on Mac OS Forge > >under the Apache License.* > > > ><http://collaboration.macosforge.org/> > > > >D. Apache-Licensed Bonjour and Launchd sources > > > >To further enable and encourage cross-platform adoption, the APSL** > >sources for Bonjour service discovery and Launchd process > >management are being re-released under the Apache License and > >hosted on Mac OS Forge: > > > ><http://bonjour.macosforge.org/> > ><http://launchd.macosforge.org/> > > > >Apple is more excited than ever about the power of Open Source > >development to create value for our (and your) products and > >customers. I'll be offline much of this week due to WWDC, but I > >look forward to working with all of you as we move forward to Leopard. > > > >Sincerely, > >Ernest Prabhakar > >Open Source Product Manager, Apple > >WWDC 2006, Aug 7-11, San Francisco > ><http://developer.apple.com/wwdc> > > > >* Apache License, Version 2.0 > ><http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html> > > > >** Apple Public Source License 2.0 > ><http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/2.0.txt> > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
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