From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 13 22:43:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BDE21065737; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scf@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail.farley.org (mail.farley.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f0f:20:2::11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A350F8FC14; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scf@FreeBSD.org) Received: from thor.farley.org (HPooka@thor.farley.org [IPv6:2001:470:1f0f:20:1::5]) by mail.farley.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2DMhjZI031594; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:43:45 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from scf@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:43:45 -0500 (CDT) From: "Sean C. Farley" To: d@delphij.net In-Reply-To: <49BADAFB.4070009@delphij.net> Message-ID: References: <200903131040.n2DAecSO061131@svn.freebsd.org> <20090313182216.GA8844@zim.MIT.EDU> <20090314060159.c508619b.nork@FreeBSD.org> <49BADAFB.4070009@delphij.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on mail.farley.org Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, Norikatsu Shigemura , Gabor Kovesdan , svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, David Schultz Subject: Re: svn commit: r189765 - in head: . lib/libc lib/libc/nls X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:43:48 -0000 On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Xin LI wrote: > Sean C. Farley wrote: >> On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Norikatsu Shigemura wrote: >>> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:36:07 -0500 (CDT) "Sean C. Farley" wrote: >>>> functionality, however, the Citrus website is ambiguous about the >>>> license. >>> >>> Really? > ambigous >>> Citrus is licensed under BSD License or variant (like >>> Perl or MIT). It can use with (L)GPL. >>> >>> WWW: http://citrus.bsdclub.org/ >> >> OK. Technically, the website is not ambiguous. It is the license >> that is ambiguous. :) At least, they claim it is: >> >> The license is still ambiguous at this point, but it will be either >> a BSD Style License or use perl's model. In addition, "the license >> must allow for BSD/MIT/(L)GPL uses of the code". This allows the >> possibility that it will be picked up by X or glib. However, it is >> only a "possibility". To be honest, so far there is not schedule to >> do port to glibc strictly. The X Consortium may be interested in >> iconv for its X-TT or Unicode support. >> >> A person offering code for this project must agree to it being >> distributed with this license condition. In addition, copyright of >> this project is added to the source code. Of course the original >> copyright is left in place as well. > > IANAL but the code already included in NetBSD says. for example: *snip BSD license* > So my understanding is that, at least these code are released under a > 2-clause BSD code and we are supposed to be able to use these code > under such license? If that is the case, then that is great. I was only going by what the website said about the source. Sean -- scf@FreeBSD.org