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Time was, gpl advocates would get all het up over the version of bsd that required derivative projects add in an acknowledgement statement, because making them
by GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
Time was, gpl advocates would get all het up over the version of bsd that required derivative projects add in an acknowledgement statement, because making them do that was unfree.
- apenguin 12y agoIf this[1] is what you're referring to, it's because the acknowledgements would make things needlessly wordy. [1]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html
- kjs3 12y agoSo it's verbosity alone that makes "GNU/Linux" not just acceptable but morally required but "This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors." just beyond the pale. That explains a lot about RMS.