Dispelling BSD License Misconceptions

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday January 15, 2007 @07:03AM from the deflating-the-demons dept.

AlanS2002 writes "Groklaw is hosting an article by Brendan Scott which looks at the misconceptions surrounding the BSD license. From the article: 'We observe that there exists a broad misconception that the BSD permits the licensing of BSD code and modifications of BSD code under closed source licenses. In this paper we put forward an argument to the effect that the terms of the BSD require BSD code and modifications to BSD code to be licensed under the terms of the BSD license. We look at some possible consequences and observe that this licensing requirement could have serious impacts on the unwary.'"

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Re:It's Funny. Laugh. by LurkerXXX · 2007-01-15 07:34 · Score: 5, Insightful

Call a spade a spade. It's not a 'novel interpretation', it's FUD.

Someone who want all software to be 'open' only in the GPL notion is trying to spread FUD that the truely free BSD license also has the same viral restrictions. Don't buy it, don't spread it. It's FUD.

To the author of this crap 'interpretation': If you want your software under GPL, then write it that way, but don't try to spread crap about the BSD license.