Re: [PATCH meta-oe 5/9] nerperf: add

[Luo Zhenhua-B19537 <B19537@freescale.com>]

I have sent an email to netperf-feedback@netperf.org to query the appropriate license type yesterday and not response.

I'd like to adopt following option, does it make sense?
> > 2. We'll need to add a Netperf license to common-licenses and set LICENSE = "Netperf"


Best Regards,

Zhenhua


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luo Zhenhua-B19537
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:32 AM
> To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: RE: [oe] [PATCH meta-oe 5/9] nerperf: add
> 
> Thanks for the feedback.
> 
> I saw netperf is licensed under "netperf" in oe
> http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded/plain/recipes/netperf/netperf_2.4.4.bb.
> 
> Anyway, I will send an email to the author to query about the license type.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Zhenhua
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Flanagan, Elizabeth [mailto:elizabeth.flanagan@intel.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:32 AM
> > To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Luo Zhenhua-B19537
> > Subject: Re: [oe] [PATCH meta-oe 5/9] nerperf: add
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On (16/12/11 10:22), Koen Kooi wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Op 16 dec. 2011, om 10:19 heeft Luo Zhenhua-B19537 het volgende geschreven:
> > >>
> > >> > Hello Koen,
> > >> >
> > >> >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> >> From: openembedded-devel-bounces@lists.openembedded.org
> > >> >> [mailto:openembedded- devel-bounces@lists.openembedded.org] On
> > >> >> Behalf Of Koen Kooi
> > >> >> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 3:52 PM
> > >> >>
> > >> >>> +++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/netperf/netperf_2.4.4.bb @@
> > >> >>> +++ -0,0
> > >> >>> +++ +1,47
> > >> >>> @@ +DESCRIPTION="Network performance benchmark including tests
> > >> >>> for TCP, UDP, sockets, ATM and more." +SECTION = "console/network"
> > >> >>> +HOMEPAGE = "http://www.netperf.org/" +LICENSE = "netperf"
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Can you include a comment on what type of license netperf is?
> > >> >> MIT like, BSD like, GPL like?
> > >> > [Luo Zhenhua-B19537] May I know which license type should be with
> > >> > following
> > COPYING content?
> > >>
> > >> That looks like a BSD or MIT derivative, maybe Beth can give us
> > >> some guidance on what to use as LICENSE
> > >
> > > it says "for non-commercial purposes only"
> >
> > Yeah.... in this case, I would do one of two things (and I have a
> > feeling one will be more valid that the other):
> >
> > 1. Email the author and see if we can use BSD-4-Clause. My guess is no.
> > 2. We'll need to add a Netperf license to common-licenses and set
> > LICENSE = "Netperf"
> >
> > I've checked the openSuSE Build Service and they have this as an
> > "Other" license, so, check with the author first, but be prepared to
> > add Netperf to the common- licenses directory.
> >
> > And yes, Koen is right. I wouldn't use BSD or MIT for this,
> > specifically because of the non-commercial clause in (ii).
> >
> > -b
> >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> regards,
> > >>
> > >> Koen
> > >>
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