Return-path: Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:60823 "EHLO mailhub.stusta.mhn.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755939AbXIAVQl (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 17:16:41 -0400 Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 23:16:43 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: "Constantine A. Murenin" Cc: Jeff Garzik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Fwd: That whole "Linux stealing our code" thing Message-ID: <20070901211642.GL9260@stusta.de> References: <200709010140.l811eq9H005896@cvs.openbsd.org> <46D99FB7.6030505@garzik.org> <20070901205457.GK9260@stusta.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: <20070901205457.GK9260@stusta.de> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 10:54:57PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 01:37:18PM -0400, Constantine A. Murenin wrote: > > On 01/09/07, Jeff Garzik wrote: > > > Constantine A. Murenin wrote: > > > > This will hopefully help diminish certain myths about the code licensing. > > > > > > What myth? The myth that Theo understands dual licensing? > > > > Reyk's code was never dual licensed, so it's not like it even matters > > to the original dispute. Oh, and if you look at the OpenBSD CVS you see versions 4 months old with dozens of contributions by Reyk and with: /* $OpenBSD: ath.c,v 1.63 2007/05/09 16:41:14 reyk Exp $ */ /* $NetBSD: ath.c,v 1.37 2004/08/18 21:59:39 dyoung Exp $ */ /*- * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting * 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, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer, * without modification. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer * similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below ("Disclaimer") and any * redistribution must be conditioned upon including a substantially * similar Disclaimer requirement for further binary redistribution. * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names * of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived * from this software without specific prior written permission. * * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free * Software Foundation. * * NO WARRANTY * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS * ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTIBILITY * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR 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 ADVISED OF * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. */ cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed