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> They literally can be used in closed source software without a word of credit.

This is not true of any of the "acceptable licenses" listed by FreeBSD.

https://www.freebsd.org/internal/software-license/

See: the clauses saying "must reproduce/retain the above copyright".



>See: the clauses saying "must reproduce/retain the above copyright".

Yeah, you will see the copyright if you are working at the company. Outsiders would never know it's a fork.


Read the licenses more closely.


Work in a project with BSD-licensed stuff.


If you're fine with violating the license, then there is nothing stopping you from closing the source to GPL licensed software without a word of credit. I'm not sure what your point is.


No need to violate the license, just close the source and no outsider would know it's a fork.


See clause 2 of both BSD licenses.




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