From: Evgeniy Ivanov <lolkaantimat@gmail.com>
To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Using parts of ext2_fs.h in BSD licensed code
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:42:06 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e1e08eb01003150942s6350c04fn6b3d696fed8b7fc1@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
Hello,
I'm working on ext2 implementation for Minix3, where BSD license is
desirable (AFAIK folks from *BSD are interested too). Most things are
already implemented, while working I looked through linux and hurd
implementations, but didn't use anything from there (I just learned
some internals of ext2) and read http://nongnu.org/ext2-doc/ (thus my
implementation mostly based on ext2-doc).
Flags, constants, data structures are available in ext2-doc and
ext2_fs.h. As I understand GPL license I can't just take it from
ext2_fs.h and use in BSD licensed code, since it violates GPL (it was
confirmed on #gnu). Is it correct? From another hand code based on
ext2-doc can't be called derivative work. Is there any other header
similar to ext2_fs.h (or any documentation except
nongnu.org/ext2-doc/)?
Do you think I can ask copyright owners for permission to use
constants(data structures) from ext2_fs.h? Can somebody please send me
Remy Card's email (in sources it's incorrect)?
--
Evgeniy Ivanov
next reply other threads:[~2010-03-15 16:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-15 16:42 Evgeniy Ivanov [this message]
2010-03-15 17:26 ` Using parts of ext2_fs.h in BSD licensed code Evgeniy Ivanov
2010-03-15 18:23 ` tytso
2010-03-16 12:34 ` Evgeniy Ivanov
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