===== GPL Software in FreeBSD Base =====

===== Introduction =====

An ongoing goal and project for the %%FreeBSD%% base system is migration to modern, copyfree, or at least more permissively licensed components. This page lists GPL-Licensed components in the base system, potential replacements, current and future work.

===== Open Work =====

Work for these components is not yet complete. If you'd like to contribute, please get in touch with [[EdMaste]] or the primary project contact, if listed below.

^ Component ^ Replacement ^ Responsible ^ Status ^ Depends On ^ QA ^ Removed ^ Notes ^
| [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/sys/gnu/gcov|gcov]] (kernel) | [[https://clang.llvm.org/docs/SourceBasedCodeCoverage.html|Clang code coverage]] | Open |  |  |  |  | [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=5426539c71|src 5426539c71]] |
| [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/sys/gnu/dev/bwn|bwn]] (kernel) | Open | Open |  |  |  |  |  |
| dialog | bsddialog | AlfonsoSiciliano | [[RoadmapFromDialogToBSDDialog|Completed]] |  |  |  | No utility in BASE uses dialog(1), dpv(1) -> dpv(3) -> dialog(3) anyway no component in BASE uses dpv. |
| diff3 | [[https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/diff3/|diff3 (OpenBSD)]] | BaptisteDaroussin | In Progress | GNU diff3 compatibility |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318888|src 318888 (import)]] [[SOC2010BenFiedler|GSoC 2010]] [[SummerOfCode2012/JesseHagewood|GSoC 2012]] |

===== Complete =====

^ Component ^ Replacement ^  Contact ^ Status ^ Depends On  ^ QA ^ Removed ^ Comment ^
| addr2line | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] |  |
| ar | ar (libarchive) |  | Done |  |  | Unknown |  |
| as (binutils) | Clang IAS | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/205250|#205250]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/361880|src 361880]] |  |
| bc (GNU) | bc (%%OpenBSD%%) |  | Done |  |  | Unknown |  |
| c++filt (binutils) | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2408|D2408]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/282285|src 282285]] |  |
| cpio | bsd-cpio |  | Done |  |  | Unknown |  |
| crt | custom 1-clause |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/340841|src 340841]] | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D23122|D23122]] |
| cvs | - | EitanAdler | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/251794|src 251794]] |  |
| diff (GNU) | bsddiff |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/317209|src 317209]] |  |
| dtc | BSDL dtc |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/358468|src 358468]] |  |
| gcc | LLVM/Clang |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/358454|src 358454]] |  |
| gcov | llvm-cov |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/340289|src 340289]] | llvm-cov as gcov |
| gdb | - | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/368441|src 368441]] [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/368667|src 368667]] [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=f492599d|src f492599d]] | GdbRetirement |
| gdbtui | - |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/328925|src 328925]] |  |
| gnu-sort | bsdsort | GáborKövesdán | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/241511|src 241511]] |  |
| gperf | - | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/358454|src 358454]] |  |
| grep (GNU) | bsdgrep | KyleEvans | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/358454|src 358454]] [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=47d1ad2413da|src 47d1ad2413da]] |  |
| groff | - | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/319664|src 319664]] |  |
| ident (GNU) | BSDL ident | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D3200|D3200]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/285890|src 285890]] |  |
| ld (binutils) | lld (LLVM) | EdMaste | Done | [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/225128|#225128]] | [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/214864|#214864]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/359376|src 359376]] |  |
| libf2c | - |  | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/212592|src 212592]] | Was unused |
| libgcc | compiler-rt / libunwind |  | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D8189|D8189]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/308308|src 308308]] |  |
| libgnuregex | - | KyleEvans | Done |  |  | [[https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=47d1ad2413da|src 47d1ad2413da]] |  |
| libgomp | - | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/358454|src 358454]] |  |
| libobjc | - |  | Done |  |  | Unknown | MIT licensed, but no Objective-C code in src |
| libodialog | libdialog |  | Done | tzsetup, sade conversion |  | Unknown |  |
| libreadline | libedit | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/328928|src 328928]] |  |
| libssp | libc (libssp) | KyleEvans | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D22943|D22943]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/356356|src 356356]] |  |
| libstdc++ | libc++ |  | Done |  |  | Unknown | Newer versions of libstdc++ are available in the ports tree |
| lmc(4) | -- | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D15245|D15245]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/333144|src 333144]] |  |
| nm | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] |  |
| objcopy | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7337|D7337]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] | backward compat removed in [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/306649|src 306649]] |
| objdump | - | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7338|D7338]] [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/212319|#212319]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/360698|src 360698]] | llvm-objdump |
| patch | custom |  | Done |  |  | Unknown | Replaced by variant of Larry Wall's patch from the other BSDs |
| ranlib | ranlib (libarchive) |  | Done |  |  | Unknown |  |
| rcs | - | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/307351|src 307351]] |  |
| readelf | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2156|D2156]] [[https://bugs.freebsd.org/198950|#198950]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/3280859|src 280859]] |  |
| reiserfs | - | GeorgeNevilleNeil | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/300062|src 300062]] |  |
| sdiff | BSDL sdiff | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/298823|src 298823]] | via %%OpenBSD%%, %%NetBSD%%, %%GSoC%% 2012 |
| send-pr | - |  | Done |  |  | Unknown | Obsoleted by Bugzilla migration |
| size | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] |  |
| strings | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] |  |
| strip | elftoolchain | EdMaste | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276796|src 276796]] |  |
| texinfo | - | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  |  | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/268496|src 268496]] |  |
| [z%%|%%bz%%|%%xz%%|%%lz]grep | custom | BaptisteDaroussin | Done |  | [[https://reviews.freebsd.org/D15193|D15193]] | [[https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/332993|src 332993]] | via Wiz @ %%NetBSD%% |

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