On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 10:48:42AM -0600, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:05:49 -0600, David O'Brien <obrien_at_freebsd.org> > wrote: > >> "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip_at_tutopia.com> writes: >>> - Replacing groff with something less restricted that doesn't require >>> C++: Heirloom-doctools may be an option. >> >> You're proposing replacing GPLv2 stuff with CDDL'ed stuff? >> >> $ cd heirloom-doctools-080407> grep -l -R CDDL * | wc -l >> 217 >> >> The last time I asked $WORK's lawyers, GPLv2 was acceptable to >> *carefully* ship with our product. CDDL was forbidden (as is GPLv3). > > Interesting... I thought, CDDL is more flexible than GPLv2? Or do I > misunderstand something with CDDL? Some provisions of CDDL make lawyers uncomfortable, the patent provisions in particular. -- Brooks
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