From owner-freebsd-acpi@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 15 15:01:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46A5F106568F; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:01:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unixmania@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f181.google.com (mail-vw0-f181.google.com [209.85.212.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6D508FC21; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:01:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws11 with SMTP id 11so496806vws.28 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:01:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=DT5CeRZdkDrkXXh7S84YHZnKh7D/CZgrDuR7Dl6lxNE=; b=mN97//tepsVrAI44FbgvdQlkuaC/BdoUb2/jkp1ZnfSm/cl2k8Qr8iAt8N2nk++jDO uy15d+VuO9SL7lkJ3MfCpacrNXPpaunT7FgYKYKtKU+e7A2sxLaBV846HSIgzKa6qFAo UhrLzEIbuukf4zBEE5PmxlJNKHtG8S41+YQBA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ItsJdRFBGv5FtTpP7PrLi7lXAnnlwzh3DWc5q4XA6vTqe57TrulLd2jfbcVobYdppP 8IdH/POnlRHWTYCTfsPv9v8/QWjIDbTH20D3MqOwF5p5lZOyWBOyuBrU7tXWc9NfwySN pWLzSbN5OucHJXRURHiRaShkQWzUM3CXC/xw0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.144.92 with SMTP id n28mr12356hba.181.1255618908917; Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:01:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20091014203428.7d84bf96@bhuda.mired.org> References: <4AD6067E.2010503@icyb.net.ua> <20091014203428.7d84bf96@bhuda.mired.org> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:01:48 -0300 Message-ID: From: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" To: Mike Meyer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org, Andriy Gapon Subject: Re: heci: a new driver for review and testing X-BeenThere: freebsd-acpi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: ACPI and power management development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:01:51 -0000 On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Mike Meyer wrote: > On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:20 -0300 > "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Andriy Gapon wrote: >> >> > BTW, can/may I drop "alternatively GPL" wording from License block of = the files I >> > borrowed from Intel? I.e. can a dual BSD+GPL licensed file be turned i= nto BSD-only? >> >> If Intel is the copyright owner then you can not change the license >> without their permission. > > True. But he *has* their permission. They list the requirements for > use and redistribution in the license block in question: > > =A0* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > =A0* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions > =A0* are met: > =A0* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > =A0* =A0 =A0notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer= , > =A0* =A0 =A0without modification. > =A0* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a discla= imer > =A0* =A0 =A0substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below > =A0* =A0 =A0("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upo= n > =A0* =A0 =A0including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for = further > =A0* =A0 =A0binary redistribution. > =A0* 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the n= ames > =A0* =A0 =A0of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote product= s derived > =A0* =A0 =A0from this software without specific prior written permission. > > I don't see anything there about retaining the ability to choose an > alternative license. The paragraph in question says that people can > *choose* to distribute it under the GPLv2, not that it *is* being > distributed under the GPLv2. Conversely, I don't see anything there explicitly *allowing* somebody to remove that paragraph so I'd keep it unless I had express clearance from Intel. Making assumptions can be dangerous, especially when dealing with large corporations. That's the main lesson I've learned after several years dealing with such matters. I don't want to make this discussion longer than necessary, so I stop here. --=20 My preferred quotation of Robert Louis Stevenson is "You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs". Not because I like the omelettes, but because I like the sound of eggs being broken.