From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268032AbUHEWXG (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:23:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267984AbUHEWUu (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:20:50 -0400 Received: from the-village.bc.nu ([81.2.110.252]:24255 "EHLO localhost.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268008AbUHEWLP convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:11:15 -0400 Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.8-rc3 - BSD licensing From: Alan Cox To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E5ns_Rullg=E5rd?= Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: <1091644663.21675.51.camel@ghanima> <1091647612.24215.12.camel@ghanima> <411228FF.485E4D07@users.sourceforge.net> <1091737280.8366.1.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-Id: <1091740124.8364.41.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 22:08:48 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Iau, 2004-08-05 at 22:37, Måns Rullgård wrote: > > The random driver has an example of that kind of dual licensing made > > explicit. Given code gets modified for the kernel maybe it would be > > simpler to just give the URL of the original in the comments so everyone > > else (who probably wants the original anyway) can grab it there. > > That doesn't make it any nicer to replace one license with another > without the author's permission. Adding an explicit GPL is fine, the > BSD license allows that. However, it also requires that the original > license remain in place. The random driver says... /* * random.c -- A strong random number generator * * Version 1.89, last modified 19-Sep-99 * * Copyright Theodore Ts'o, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. All * rights reserved. * * 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, and the entire permission notice in its entirety, * including the disclaimer of warranties. * 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. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote * products derived from this software without specific prior * written permission. * * ALTERNATIVELY, this product may be distributed under the terms of * the GNU General Public License, in which case the provisions of the GPL are * required INSTEAD OF the above restrictions. (This clause is * necessary due to a potential bad interaction between the GPL and * the restrictions contained in a BSD-style copyright.) * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL OF * WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR 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 NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH * DAMAGE. */