Hello! On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 03:04:30PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > First you list the files with the UU copyright, including advertising > clause. Roland is going to ask Utah about those.
Ok. > Then you list some with BSG copyright, including advertising clause. We You mean UCB instead of BSG, I guess? > already have permission from Berkeley to remove the clause from such > files. Can someone take charge of doing so? I'll do that. > > pfinet/linux-src/include/linux/if_ppp.h > > pfinet/linux-src/include/linux/if_pppvar.h > > pfinet/linux-src/include/net/slhc_vj.h > > > > Those files state: > > > > #v+ > > * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted > > * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are > > * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, > > * advertising materials, and other materials related to such > > * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed > > * by Carnegie Mellon University. The name of the > > * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived > > * from this software without specific prior written permission. > > #v- > > This does not contain any noxious clauses, and is already GPL-compatible as > it stands. Uhm, but it requires that ``any documentation, advertising materials [...] acknowledge that the software was developed by Carnegie Mellon University'' -- isn't that exactly what the advertising clause is about, making it incompatible with the GPL? > > #v+ > > * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted > > * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are > > * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, > > * advertising materials, and other materials related to such > > * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed > > * by the University of California, Berkeley. The name of the > > * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived > > * from this software without specific prior written permission. > > #v- > > Likewise, this is GPL compatible as it stands. Dito. Regards, Thomas
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