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To: Liberal Classic
/*
 * Copyright (c) 1986 Regents of the University of California.
 * All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 * specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 *
 *	@(#)subr_rmap.c	1.2 (2.11BSD GTE) 12/24/92
 - snip - 
/*
 * Allocate 'size' units from the given map.  Return the base of the
 * allocated space.  In a map, the addresses are increasing and the
 * list is terminated by a 0 size.
 *
 * Algorithm is first-fit.
 */


54 posted on 08/19/2003 9:51:25 AM PDT by Nick Danger (Time is what keeps everything from happening at once)
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To: Nick Danger
I do not believe that a BSD copyright will discourage SCO. One of SCO's goals is to call into question all "unauthorized UNIX implementations" not just Linux.
72 posted on 08/19/2003 10:30:51 AM PDT by Liberal Classic (Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est.)
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To: Nick Danger
/*
* Copyright (c) 1986 Regents of the University of California.
* All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
* specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
*
* @(#)subr_rmap.c 1.2 (2.11BSD GTE) 12/24/92
- snip -
/*
* Allocate 'size' units from the given map. Return the base of the
* allocated space. In a map, the addresses are increasing and the
* list is terminated by a 0 size.
*
* Algorithm is first-fit.
*/

Is a Berkeley license included in Linux? This is a broader issue than just this piece of code, it applies to anything from Linux that was borrowed from BSD.

91 posted on 08/19/2003 11:29:18 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck
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