From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 24 18:52:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC8CA106566B for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail2.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:107:1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D435D8FC14 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:910::29]) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAOIq6h4006214 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:52:06 -0800 Received: from ptavv.es.net (ptavv.es.net [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 6B8471CC2E; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:36 -0800 (PST) To: Julian Elischer In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:25 PST." <4B0C2551.7040308@elischer.org> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:51:36 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20091124185136.6B8471CC2E@ptavv.es.net> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-11-24_09:2009-11-16, 2009-11-24, 2009-11-24 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-0911240176 Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Emulation of Linux V4L ioctls X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:08 -0000 > Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:25 -0800 > From: Julian Elischer > Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org > > .. videodev.h > > > > > There is indeed no license in this file. > > > > And this fact makes it a little bit hard to import into FreeBSD, at > > least for a person like me with not so much knowledge about > > copyright/license stuff. Someone out there (@FreeBSD.org) who is > > willing to put some official weight into this issue? > > > As I mentioned before, I have emails from the authors of this file > to the effect that as an API definition they believe it is > uncopyrightable, and in fact that they specifically want no > copyright on it so that other people can use it. (e.g. us). Julian, If the author could add a note that the file is believed not subject to copyright but, if it is determined to be, that it is dedicated to the public domain, that would cover the issue quite well. (E.g. the "sticky" bit was explicitly dedicated to the public domain.) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751