Subject: Re: DB in NetBSD source license question
To: Brian Gregor <bgregor@buphy.bu.edu>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/14/2005 08:22:49
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Brian Gregor wrote:
> The NetBSD source tree includes version 1.85 of the Berkeley DB code.
> Is this section of the NetBSD source tree under the BSD license? I
> know that Sleepcat Software has a mixed open source/fee based license
> on the current versions of Berkeley DB.
Yes.
The code is copyright by The Regents of the University of California. They
gave permission to move from this UCB-licensed code from 4-clause to
3-clause licence.
(See src/lib/libc/db/btree/bt_close.c for example.)
Jeremy C. Reed
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