CDDL cannot be converted into BSD, therefore it is not compatible both ways.
BSD code can be included with the CDDL though. So, it's a very big plus.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Maxwell" <david@vex.net>
To: "Alec Berryman" <alec@thened.net>
Cc: "Joerg Schilling" <schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de>;
<netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: CDDL (was Re: Star & NetBSD)


> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Alec Berryman wrote:
> > Joerg Schilling on 2005-02-10 22:24:00 +0100:
> >
> > > >   * I'm not convinced the CDDL is free of problems. I know you
thinkg
> > > >     different, and I'd really love to hear more opinions on this
(should
> > > >     probaby be discussed on this list).
> > >
> > > You most likely did not yet read enough about the CDDL and it's
intentions.
> > >
> > > http://www.opensolaris.org/faq/licensing_faq.html
> > >
> > > The CDDL is compatible to the BSD license in both directions.
> >
> > =======
> > 3.1. Availability of Source Code.
> >
> > Any Covered Software that You distribute or otherwise make available
> > in Executable form must also be made available in Source Code form and
> > that Source Code form must be distributed only under the terms of this
> > License.
>
> Also - from the first entry in the FAQ:
>
> "We wanted a copyleft license that..."
>
> That section 3.1 is definitly viral. That's incompatible with NetBSD's
> Goals.
>
> http://www.netbsd.org/Misc/features.html#bsd-license
>
> "...the entire kernel and the core of the userland utilities are shipped
> under a BSD licence. This allows companies to develop products based on
> NetBSD without the requirement to make changes public (as with the GPL).
> While the NetBSD Project encourages companies and individuals to feed
> back changes to the tree, we respect their right to make that decision
> themselves."
>
> --
> David Maxwell, david@vex.net|david@maxwell.net --> Mastery of UNIX, like
> mastery of language, offers real freedom. The price of freedom is always
dear,
> but there's no substitute. Personally, I'd rather pay for my freedom than
live
> in a bitmapped, pop-up-happy dungeon like NT. - Thomas Scoville
>
>
>