Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 17:55:24 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: UC Berkeley 4-clause copyright Message-ID: <20170517005524.GA42906@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfo6mdZzx8tVhxa9oyTCNH1Gtkt6ibV_HqKbHJPYz-BNDg@mail.gmail.com> References: <20170517002346.GA42582@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CANCZdfrha26S7PeEV7XZ33ymbFhSeQhTt0wVL0MgMKgqx_tcQQ@mail.gmail.com> <20170517004839.GA42771@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CANCZdfo6mdZzx8tVhxa9oyTCNH1Gtkt6ibV_HqKbHJPYz-BNDg@mail.gmail.com>
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I don't have a commit bit. I just checked OpenBSD/NetBSD. They use a 3-clause license. -- steve On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 06:51:30PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > If it says that it's copyright those people, that's an issue. If it > doesn't then there's no issue. Doesn't look like it does. If you'd > like, I can look at it an DTRT if you're unsure. > > Warner > > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 6:48 PM, Steve Kargl > <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: > > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 06:37:56PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > >> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Steve Kargl > >> <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: > >> > The files in lib/msun/bsdsrc contain the 4-clause UC Berkeley > >> > Copyright. Supposedly UCB no longer enforces clause 3. Can > >> > clause 3 be removed? > >> > > >> Yes. Remove it. It's convention these days to also renumber. It was > >> likely missed. > >> > >> Are there other copyright holders? If so, that would be why I didn't > >> remove it at the time years ago.... But I may have missed them too. > >> > > > > lib/msun/b_log.c and lib/msun/mathimpl.h have appear to have > > onlu UCB in file (other than bde and das in the RCS string). > > > > lib/msun/b_tgamma.c has a standard 4-clause BSD license with > > the years 1992 and 1993 listed. But, later in the file there > > is the comment > > > > /* > > * This code by P. McIlroy, Oct 1992; > > * > > * The financial support of UUNET Communications Services is greatfully > > * acknowledged. > > */ > > > > IANAL, so I don't know if this triggers the "and its contributors." > > portion of clause 3. > > > > lib/msun/b_exp.c has a standard 4-clause BSD license with the > > years 1985 and 1993 listed. Later in the file is KC Ng's ChangeLog > > like annotation > > > > /* EXP(X) > > * RETURN THE EXPONENTIAL OF X > > * DOUBLE PRECISION (IEEE 53 bits, VAX D FORMAT 56 BITS) > > * CODED IN C BY K.C. NG, 1/19/85; > > * REVISED BY K.C. NG on 2/6/85, 2/15/85, 3/7/85, 3/24/85, 4/16/85, 6/14/86. > > > > Again, IANAL. > > > > -- > > Steve > > 20170425 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWUpyCsUKR4 > > 20161221 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCHE-hONow > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Steve 20170425 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWUpyCsUKR4 20161221 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCHE-hONow
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