Bug#168794: synaptics support in XFree86
I understand the licensing situation, and thanks for taking time to
ensure that. But googling for synaptics gpl is enough to show that the
licensing has caused problems outside of debian as well. My original
program was a stand-alone configuration utility which had no relation to
X, and the GPL was appropriate for that. Now that people have used it to
create patches against X (inheriting my original GPL license in
the process), relicensing would make (my contributions at least) more
useful to more people --- which is, after all, the goal!
--scott
[I haven't seen debian's version of the synaptics patch, but as far as I
can tell from the code on
http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html
my contributions are limited to the file named ps2comm.c. I am named
twice in the file. If you add the following text to that file in
your patch and send it by me, I will sign off on it:
In addition to the license granted under the GPL, portions copyrighted
by C. Scott Ananian may also be distributed under the following
conditions:
(c) 1997 C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both the copyright notice and this permission notice and warranty
disclaimer appear in supporting documentation, and that the names of the
authors or their employers not be used in advertising or publicity
pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written
prior permission.
The authors and their employers disclaim all warranties with regard to
this software, including all implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness. In no event shall the authors or their employers be liable for
any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever
resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of
contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in
connection with the use or performance of this software.
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