Re: [Qemu-devel] Publicating with QEMU

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Clemens Kolbitsch wrote:
> On Thursday 20 September 2007 16:08:51 Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> > Clemens Kolbitsch wrote:
> > > Hi guys!
> > > Short question: I'm having a speech at BlackHat Japan in Oktober about
> > > something I made with qemu. Basically it is a new hardware type (so it is
> > > just an additional file in the hw-subdirectory) --- it's the wireless
> > > device I have been asking questions for a couple of months ago in case
> > > someone remembers (there will be some code for you guys soon ;-) ).
> > >
> > > For the conference CD, they want me to give them my code. Is it ok if i
> > > just send them the whole qemu code I have here (I have only modified the
> > > Makefile to include my hw/myfile.c) --- i just want to make sure that the
> > > version is right and it compiles out of the box.
> >
> > As a general note, if you have modifications which are useful to a wider
> > audience, consider to submit them as patches to this mailing list.
> >
> > > Is that OK with the GPL stuff?? I include all the READMEs that come with
> > > QEMU svn, and I don't claim to be the author of QEMU or anything. Just
> > > want to do it correctly ;-)
> >
> > Yes, that's fine. (You can check for yourself, the GPL isn't as
> > incomprehensible as some other software licenses.)
> >
> > > Any advice, comments, etc.?
> >
> > Make sure to mark your version as a modified one, so people come to you
> > when they have questions, and don't ask us about bugs/features we never
> > heard of. :-)
> >
> >
> > Thiemo
> 
> 
> perfect -- thanks!
> 
> once we get all the publication stuff behind us, you'll hear from us -- 
> promised :-)
> 
> to turn our code into a standard network card shouldn't be too much of work 
> and it's acually quite cool to have a wireless network inside qemu. doesn't 
> help much besides increasing the coolness factor, though ;-)

I fairly sure some OpenWRT etc. guys will like to have it for tests.
It reduces the likelihood of accidentially bricking their devices. :-)


Thiemo