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0 pointsjpfr2y ago0 comments

> 3 clause BSD gives everyone permission to use it in new works that are made available using license terms of one’s own choosing, so long as the obligations of those 3 clauses continue to be met.

But what I get from this is: The project switched away from 3 clause BSD to something that is less permissive.

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_msw_2y ago· 2 in thread

The 3 clause BSD gives all the permissions that are needed for someone to add restrictions via their own license terms.

Licenses like the GPL come with an obligation that one not add restrictions when passing the software on to others.

jaypatelani2y ago

So how did RedHat add restrictions on gpl code base of CentOS?

tsimionescu2y ago

RedHat says that you can't get future versions if you exercise your GPL freedoms. You are free to redistribute the latest version of RHEL or CentOS or whatever, including all source code for all packages in their repos. But they will never give you another version of any of their software if you do so.

Vinnl2y ago

But the less permissive licence effectively only applies to new modifications to the (contributed) code, which is allowed by BSD, but not by GPL.

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