From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266961AbUBGPU3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:20:29 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266964AbUBGPU3 (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:20:29 -0500 Received: from linux.us.dell.com ([143.166.224.162]:10191 "EHLO lists.us.dell.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266961AbUBGPUX (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:20:23 -0500 Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:20:08 -0600 From: Matt Domsch To: Matt Mackall Cc: Clay Haapala , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.1 -- take two] Add CRC32C chksums to crypto and lib routines Message-ID: <20040207092008.A29036@lists.us.dell.com> References: <20040203175006.GA19751@chaapala-lnx2.cisco.com> <20040203185111.GA31138@waste.org> <20040203172508.B26222@lists.us.dell.com> <20040203233737.GD31138@waste.org> <20040204172116.GF31138@waste.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20040204172116.GF31138@waste.org>; from mpm@selenic.com on Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 11:21:16AM -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 11:21:16AM -0600, Matt Mackall wrote: > As has been pointed out, _not_ putting some sort of license on it > potentially opens people who ship it up to liability. Arguably, by > compiling it into the kernel, you're accepting the GPL liability terms > for that use. But that doesn't stop someone from taking crc32.c, > incorporating it into something else, having it blow up disastrously, > and then suing whoever sold them the kernel tarball. Sounds > outlandish, but crazier things have happened. > > As "dual GPL/public domain license" is an oxymoron, the best thing to > do is probably to slap a dual GPL/2-clause BSD license on it to > disclaim liability while minimally limiting all other rights. Matt, > since you're the last one to touch this, I'll let you make the call, > but here's what I would suggest (still needs an actual copyright > notice): Thanks for the dual-license BSD/GPL patch Matt. Before proceeding with accepting your patch, I'm asking our Dell IP legal team for advice, just to be safe. IANAL, most of us aren't, they are. I'll send a follow-up soon as I hear back, probably early next week. Thanks, Matt -- Matt Domsch Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer Dell Linux Solutions linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com