FreeBSD 16 Retires the Last of Its GPL Code from Its Base System
FreeBSD 16 has officially removed the last remaining GPL-licensed code from its base system. This move marks a significant milestone in the project's effort to maintain a codebase free of restrictive copyleft licenses.
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