Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:49:45 GMT From: Jason McIntyre <jmc@kerhand.co.uk> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/98911: getopt.c license issue Message-ID: <200606131849.k5DInjYM094829@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200606131850.k5DIoEeN041900@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 98911 >Category: misc >Synopsis: getopt.c license issue >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 13 18:50:13 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jason McIntyre >Release: N/A >Organization: >Environment: N/A >Description: hi. i recently contacted henry spencer, the author of usr.bin/getopt/getop.c, regarding a lack of license on that file. he identified the work as his own, and agreed to place it in the public domain. i've mailed betbsd people to tell them - it looks like both openbsd and freebsd's getopt.c are imports from netbsd. then i look at freebsd tree, and you guys have a README in there saying it's written by ian darwin. but the initial commit message on getopt.c says it's from netbsd. jason >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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