Bug#630893: [PATCH] Relicense listen/ripdump.c to permit commercial use and distribution
What about just noting the license for ripdump.c is now BSD?
It is not like Jeff said "here I now license my work for commercial
use" (even if that is now possible). He DID say BSD license.
Pat
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 12:48:03AM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>
> Hi Ralf et al,
>
> How about this patch? Patch is against ax25-apps from cvs.linux-ax25.org.
>
> -- >8 --
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 02:28:50PM -0500, Jeff White wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Sam Geeraerts <samgee@elmundolibre.be>wrote:
> >> Jeff White wrote:
>
> >>> I release all of my code from the rip-2 project (including ripdump.c) under
> >>> the BSD license.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Hi Jeff,
> >>
> >> Thanks for relicensing. Just to be clear: by "the BSD license" do you mean
> >> the (GPL compatible) 3-clause BSD license [1] or the (GPL incompatible)
> >> 4-clause BSD license [2]? Both packages that use your code are under the
> >> GPL license, so the 3-clause license is needed.
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/**license-list.html#ModifiedBSD<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD>
> >> [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/**license-list.html#OriginalBSD<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#OriginalBSD>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Sam Geeraerts
> >>
> [...]
> > GPL compatible 3-clause BSD license.
> ---
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
> ChangeLog | 1 +
> listen/ripdump.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
> index 6ca7471f..b7c445e7 100644
> --- a/ChangeLog
> +++ b/ChangeLog
> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ax25-apps (0.0.8)
> * Support for UNIX98 pseudo terminals.
> * New option -S to silence call for use in shell scripts.
> * Add support for building rpm packages.
> + * Relicense listen/ripdump.c to permit commercial use and distribution.
>
> ax25-apps (0.0.7)
> * Added opentrac to listen, Thanks to Scott Miller
> diff --git a/listen/ripdump.c b/listen/ripdump.c
> index 8a3f966e..2524ae16 100644
> --- a/listen/ripdump.c
> +++ b/listen/ripdump.c
> @@ -2,8 +2,30 @@
> * Copyright 1991 Phil Karn, KA9Q
> *
> * Changes Copyright (c) 1993 Jeff White - N0POY, All Rights Reserved.
> - * Permission granted for non-commercial copying and use, provided
> - * this notice is retained.
> + *
> + * 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.
> + * 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
> + * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
> + * without specific prior written permission.
> + *
> + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) ``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 COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) 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.
> *
> * Rehack for RIP-2 (RFC1388) by N0POY 4/1993
> *
> --
> 1.7.10
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