IANAL but I don't see how using a BSD license automatically makes code FOSS. According to Lawrence Rosen[1] (who IS a lawyer), "Since courts are likely to cons

IANAL but I don't see how using a BSD license automatically makes code FOSS. According to Lawrence Rosen[1] (who IS a lawyer), "Since courts are likely to construe implied grants of license narrowly, a licensee should consider obtaining separately from the licensor an explicit grant of patent rights that might be needed for modified versions of BSD-licensed software." This seems to go against the FOSS[2] freedom 2, the right to distribute modified copies without asking anyone for permission. Now, whether that can be applied in this particular case I don't know, I guess that depends on whether there are patents involved. But in general, BSD does not imply FOSS. [1]: http://www.rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm http://www.rosenlaw.com/oslbook.htm, chapter 5, p. 79 [2]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html