From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1KRqFw-0006oS-1F for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:24 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KRqFt-0006mA-PJ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:21 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KRqFr-0006lj-Qy for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:20 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56557 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KRqFr-0006lg-LK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:19 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.34]:3164) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KRqFr-0005tq-6k for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:19 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m79FLEuO049361 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:21:15 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <200808091711.07211.michael@gorven.za.net> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:24:23 +0200 In-Reply-To: <200808091711.07211.michael@gorven.za.net> (Michael Gorven's message of "Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:11:01 +0200") Message-ID: <87tzdudxeg.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: Crypto Patch: Legal Issues X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:21:22 -0000 Hi Michael, Michael Gorven writes: > Two months ago[1] I announced on this list that I was working on adding > support for LUKS encrypted partitions to GRUB. I had some queries[2] > regarding other code which I have used, and still haven't had a proper > response to those queries. Could someone please advise me on what needs to be > done to get my patch integrated?? The patch includes the following pieces of > code. Sorry to keep you waiting. After the weekend I will have more time and get back to you. > Ciphers and hashes from libgcrypt: Copyright FSF, LGPL 2.1 or later > Simon's crypto framework: Copyright Simon Peter, GPL 3 > AFsplitter: Copyright Clemens Fruhwirth, GPL 2 or later > PBKDF2: Copyright FSF, GPL 2 or later > Code I've written > > What needs to be done to convert these to compatible licenses and/or reassign > copyright? I was about the review Simon's patch. What is the best way to proceed. More than one person works on this and I am confused about how to deal with this. Would it help if Simons work got in first, or didn't you continue with this, but did you just pick pieces of code from him instead? -- Marco