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Bug 5944 - /usr/portage/licenses/BSD is not the current BSD license
Summary: /usr/portage/licenses/BSD is not the current BSD license
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2002-08-02 21:00 UTC by SpanKY
Modified: 2002-08-11 18:28 UTC (History)
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Description SpanKY gentoo-dev 2002-08-02 21:00:49 UTC
the current license listed as 'BSD' contains the old 'advertise clause' that 
caused so much headache oh so long ago

i suggest we either replace the current BSD file with the newer version 
(basically remove clause #3 about advertising and rename clause #4 to #3) or 
make a different one

nowadays software uses the new BSD license rather than the old one, and many 
programs have changed from the old version to the new one ...
of course not *all* have but many have ;)
Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-08-11 17:57:03 UTC
spanky, can you either paste the actual license, or gimme a url to it, please?
Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-08-11 18:28:57 UTC
updated, thanks :)