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    LICENSE - CAN I REMOVE ALL COPYRIGHTS?

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      alissonx
      last edited by

      Hi…

      Can I remove all copyrights and all name "PFSENSE"?

      or I need to keep a page called License with all this content:


      License

      pfSense is Copyright © 2004 - 2013 by Electric Sheep Fencing LLC
      All rights reserved.

      m0n0wall is Copyright © 2002-2007 by Manuel Kasper (mk@neon1.net).
      All rights reserved.

      Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
      modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

      1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

      2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

      THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
      INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
      AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
      AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
      OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
      SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
      INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
      CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
      ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
      POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

      The following persons have contributed code to m0n0wall:
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      Copyright © 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 Thomas Krennwallner krennwallner@aon.atOpenVPN (http://openvpn.net/) Copyright (C) 2002-2005 OpenVPN Solutions LLC/krennwallner@aon.at

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      • Cry HavokC
        Cry Havok
        last edited by

        You may want to go and re-read what you posted. You even quoted the section that says that you must include (reproduce) the copyright notice, the conditions and the disclaimer…

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          alissonx
          last edited by

          @Cry:

          You may want to go and re-read what you posted. You even quoted the section that says that you must include (reproduce) the copyright notice, the conditions and the disclaimer…

          Thank you…

          this page "LICENSE" needs to stay in every page?

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          • Cry HavokC
            Cry Havok
            last edited by

            I would recommend you consult a lawyer.

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            • ?
              Guest
              last edited by

              let's put it this way.

              If you remove all the copyrights, you violate the license.

              If you build a binary and call it pfSense, you violate our trademark.

              Otherwise, yeah, perhaps you need an attorney.

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