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I understand the CDDL is not GPL-compatible, but why is it not acceptable for OpenBSD?
by meruru 8y ago
I understand the CDDL is not GPL-compatible, but why is it not acceptable for OpenBSD?
- int_19h 8y agoIt's still copyleft, so including it into the base system would require licensing those parts as CDDL, so the system as a whole would no longer be BSD-licensed.
- AndrewDavis 8y agoOnly the files pulled in would fall under the cddl. The cddl is unlike the GPL in that it is file based copyleft. It doesn't force any other part it is combined with to be any license. Ie you could combine it with anything that is ISC or BSD licensed without issues.
- int_19h 8y agoWhat files wouldn't be pulled in in an implementation that doesn't support dynamically loaded kernel modules? But anyway, even one file is enough. The aggregate would no longer be clean BSDL.