From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 27 15:49:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBB1316A4CE; Thu, 27 May 2004 15:49:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 508ED43D1D; Thu, 27 May 2004 15:49:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i4RMmwea055746; Thu, 27 May 2004 15:48:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@ns1.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4RMmwC6055745; Thu, 27 May 2004 15:48:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 15:48:58 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Brooks Davis Message-ID: <20040527224858.GA55573@ns1.xcllnt.net> References: <200405262258.i4QMw7KZ085659@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040527000844.GG55357@empiric.dek.spc.org> <20040527214958.GN23460@submonkey.net> <20040527220142.GA2636@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040527220142.GA2636@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org cc: Ceri Davies cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net Makefile.inc eui64.3 eui64.c src/share/man/man5 Makefile eui64.5 src/sys/sys eui64.h src/tools/regression/lib/libc/net Makefile test-eui64.h test-eui64_aton.c test-eui64_line.c test-eui64_ntoa.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 22:49:06 -0000 On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 03:01:43PM -0700, Brooks Davis wrote: > > > > Is the copyright correct? For example: > > > > # head -2 src/share/man/man5/eui64.5 > > .\" Copyright (c) 1995 > > .\" Bill Paul . All rights reserved. > > I think so. The files with wpaul copyrights were all derived from > files he wrote by copying them and editing them. I basicly changed > the code to handle 8-byte strings instead of 6-byte ones (plus some > extra flexability in the parsing) and changed the API to eliminate the > old style non-thread safe functions. The main code and concept is > his. There's definatly enough of his code there for it to have his > copyright. I don't think there's enough new code to warrent adding mine > (Aerospace's), but I will if someone how understands derivative works > better says I should. IANAL, but from a legal perspective it's probably better to add your name to the copyright notice. Suppose there is no disclaimer of warranty, then wpaul@ surely doesn't want to be held responsible for this code, whether of not it was derived from his code. The copyright probably also needs to be exact in terms of who owns what part of the code in that case (to make sure it is known who is liable when the faulty code construct is identified). I think the basics do not change when there is a disclaimer of warranty, it's just that most of the details become moot points since none of the copyright holds are liable. Just my unfounded take on this... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net