Re: Wolfram/MMA & vendors refusing release on OS with source

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From: Jurgen Botz
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1995 14:54

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In article <3hp50g$2qk@hermes.synopsys.com>,
Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.com> wrote:
>to be derivative of Linux, so the FSF and Linux Torvalds (who has
>requested that all device drivers be GPLed, though he has evidently
>accepted the sound card driver which has a Berkeley-style copyright) can't

The Berkeley license is less restrictive than the GPL... the GPL explicitly
allows derivative works to have less restrictive licenses.

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From: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz)
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Subject: Re: Wolfram/MMA & vendors refusing release on OS with source
Date: 17 Feb 1995 14:54:42 GMT
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