Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 21:09:49 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: thorpej@nas.nasa.gov, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, core@FreeBSD.ORG, cgd@netbsd.org, ross@netbsd.org, core@netbsd.org Subject: Re: Copyright infringement in FreeBSD/alpha Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980610210353.351H-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199806101937.OAA09429@dyson.iquest.net>
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On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, John S. Dyson wrote: > Jason Thorpe said: > > > > *smirk* I wonder how many other copyright infringements are contained > > within "FreeBSD's" alpha port... > > > *smirk* I would appreciate credit for my shared VM space work in > NetBSD also. Of course, the similarities in the code could be > co-incedental, but it seems very unlikely. This was an honest mistake Jason. I started both files from scratch at a time when I wasn't sure I could use any code from NetBSD/alpha. The NetBSD code came in during an 8 hour hacking session when I was getting the kernel to link and the copyrights got missed. Thanks for pointing it out so politely. I have added the relavent copyright to each of these files. If you see any other problems, be sure and let me know. A simple note by private email will suffice. > FreeBSD-alpha will definitely be a screamer though!!! :-). Since > FreeBSD is very server optimized anyway, the Alpha is a very > advantageous platform for us to support. There is NOTHING wrong > with giving credit where credit is due, and absolutely NO minuses. I have no idea what the performance will be since I haven't actually done much with it. I expect it to perform fairly well after tuning though. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891 Fax: +44 181 381 1039 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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