On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 01:03:00AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > 2) Copyright (c) 1993, 1994 Christopher G. Demetriou > > Affected files: > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/MTRR-Lynx.shar [8] > xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/loader/aout.h [9] [ snip ] > [8] Except Mr. Demetriou actually uses the 3-clause BSD license on this file: > > X * Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou > X * All rights reserved. > X * > X * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > X * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions > X * are met: > X * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > X * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > X * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > X * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the > X * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. > X * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products > X * derived from this software without specific prior written permission > X * > X * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR > X * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES > X * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. > X * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, > X * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT > X * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, > X * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY > X * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT > X * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF > X * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. > > [9] This file says it is "Borrowed from NetBSD's exec_aout.h", so it may have > since been relicensed "upstream". Since CGD is a frequent contributor to NetBSD, and he's on my list of people I still need to ask about relicensing to 3-clause stuff for the NetBSD codebase, I could possibly raise the issue of the XFree86 license texts at the same time, if you wish. -- Joel Baker <fenton@debian.org> ,''`. Debian GNU/NetBSD(i386) porter : :' : `. `' `-
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