Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:46:15 +0100 From: Joel Dahl <joel@FreeBSD.org> To: current@freebsd.org, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: urtw(4) to be committed soon Message-ID: <4974AE57.80005@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20090119112333.GA36305@freebsd.weongyo.org> References: <20090119112333.GA36305@freebsd.weongyo.org>
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Weongyo Jeong skrev: > Hello, > > I would like to commit urtw(4) driver for supporting Realtek's 8187L > wireless chipset based on USB into HEAD by the end of the week if there > are no objections. And the license of files would be as follows that > AFAIK it's based on OpenBSD's template license file: > > /*- > * Copyright (c) 2008 Weongyo Jeong <weongyo@FreeBSD.org> > * > * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any > * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above > * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. > * > * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES > * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF > * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR > * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES > * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN > * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF > * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. > */ > > Because I'm not a lawyer it'd definitely fail to answer about your > detailed questions. Just one thing I want to is that it's okay if it's > enough to use in *BSD, OpenSolaris and etc. Not want to go into > troubles. :-) Well, the FreeBSD project uses the following license: /*- * Copyright (c) [year] [your name] * 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. * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, 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 DAMAGE. */ -- Joel
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