FreeBSD 16 Retires The Last Of Its GPL Code From Its Base System
Summary
Phoronix reports that FreeBSD 16 has retired the last GPL-licensed code from its base system, completing a GPL-free base. The dialog utility has been removed, with replacements like bsddialog, and the move is tied to a broader effort to purge GPL code from FreeBSD’s core. Release timing for FreeBSD 16.0 is aimed for December 2027.