RPC code relicensed (was: Bug#181493: SUN RPC code is DFSG-free)
RPC code was relicensed to 3-clause BSD license.
The glib commit:
http://sources.redhat.com/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=a7ab6ec83e144dafdc7c46b8943288f450f8e320
From:
http://spot.livejournal.com/315383.html
Quote:
"...
So, we restarted the effort with Oracle, and on August 18, 2010, Wim
Coekaerts, on behalf of Oracle America, gave permission for the
remaining files that we knew about under the Sun RPC license
(netkit-rusers, krb5, and glibc) to be relicensed under the 3 clause
BSD license
..."
From:
http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2010/08/gnulinux-finally-free-software/index.htm
Quote:
"... But Spot persisted and finally got confirmation in an acceptable form
from an Oracle VP, Wim Coekaerts, that permission to make the change
had indeed been granted. So, at long last, the licence is changed,
glibc is Free software and we can all breathe easy that this can't
cause copyright infringement suits against Linux. ..."
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