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References: <20040117195702.67bc83ea.pochini@shiny.it>
Subject: Re: License question
To: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it>
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From: Misshielle Wong <mwl@bajoo.net>
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Hello

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 19:57:02 +0100, Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it> 
wrote:

>
> Is it possile to include in the kernel distro some code with this
> BSD-style license ?
>

Let me see

>
> Copyright (c) 2002 Echo Digital Audio
> All rights reserved.
> www.echoaudio.com
>
> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
> copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
> "Software"), to deal with the Software without restriction, including
> without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
> distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
> permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
> the following conditions:
>
> - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.
>
> - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the
> documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>
> - Neither the name of Echo Digital Audio, nor the names of its
> contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
> this Software without specific prior written permission.
>

Mmmm... I think yes. Code in kernel must be licensed GPL. Above allow 
sublicense so ok

> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
> EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
> MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
> IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR
> ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
> TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
> SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.
>
>
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