From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-3.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1UVykE-0002rX-SO for ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:36:26 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.76) id 1UVykD-0007DV-Tb for ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:36:26 +0000 From: Mike Frysinger Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:36:24 -0400 References: <5178A940.7070807@linux.vnet.ibm.com> In-Reply-To: <5178A940.7070807@linux.vnet.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <201304270236.26744.vapier@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [LTP] question about a license List-Id: Linux Test Project General Discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5455563720945704466==" Errors-To: ltp-list-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Wayne Boyer Cc: ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net, takahash@linux.vnet.ibm.com --===============5455563720945704466== Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart4845662.o6DXXd2VFV"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --nextPart4845662.o6DXXd2VFV Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wednesday 24 April 2013 23:55:44 Wayne Boyer wrote: > Mike Frysinger wrote on 04/24/2013 07:01:29 PM: > > From: Mike Frysinger > > To: takahash@linux.vnet.ibm.com, > > Cc: ltp-list@lists.sourceforge.net, Wayne Boyer/Beaverton/IBM@IBMUS > > Date: 04/24/2013 07:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [LTP] question about a license > >=20 > > On Wednesday 24 April 2013 21:13:04 James Takahashi wrote: > > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 24 April 2013 05:32:56 chrubis@suse.cz wrote: > > > > > > When trying to cleanup syscalls/getitimer03.c, i meet a strange > > > > > > license. It says: > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > ***************************************************************= ** > > > > > > **** > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > /* > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > * $Copyright: $ > > > > > > * Copyright (c) 1984-2000 > > > > > > * Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. > > > > > > *$ > > > > > > * This software is furnished under a license and may be used > > > > > > * only in accordance with the terms of that license and with t= he > > > > > > * inclusion of the above copyright notice. This software may > > > > > > not * be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, > > > > > > any * other person. No title to or ownership of the software > > > > > > is * hereby transferred. > > > > > > */ > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > ***************************************************************= ** > > > > > > **** > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Here is my question, > > > > > > 1. Can i change this license to GPL2? or > > > > > > 2. Can i modify code of the case under this license? > > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Could you please provide me any pointer/suggstion. :) > > > > >=20 > > > > > Given that the testcases is a few lines that calls getitimer() wi= th > > > > > invalid value, I would play safe and rewrite it from scratch. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Anybody has different opinion? > > > >=20 > > > > there are four such files: > > > > testcases/kernel/syscalls/getitimer/getitimer03.c > > > > testcases/kernel/syscalls/getresgid/getresgid01.c > > > > testcases/kernel/syscalls/nftw/Makefile > > > > testcases/kernel/syscalls/nftw/nftw64.h > > > >=20 > > > > the Makefile has at least be rewritten enough that i think we can > > > > change things as the code has largely been written by Garrett Cooper > > > > now > > > >=20 > > > > if we can't locate someone (Wayne Boyer?) for the tests, i suggest > > > > looking at what they test (just read the comment block), then delete > > > > the file and write a new test from scratch. > > > >=20 > > > > the header file i think might be accidental as none of the nftw fil= es > > > > look that way. instead, they have the ibm copyright. so i'd just > > > > change it to that. -mike > > >=20 > > > Wayne is still at IBM (Sequent was acquired by IBM). I have CC'd him > > > on this thread. > > >=20 > > > If you'd elaborate on what sort of permission/assistance you need for > > > this copyright issue, I'm sure Wayne would be happy to cooperate. > >=20 > > the code says Wayne wrote it. if Wayne can confirm that, and if he > > can confirm > > that we want to change the copyright to the standard ibm ones (found in > > many other files) and license it similarly. >=20 > I looked at the four files in question. I did write getitimer03.c and I > believe using the standard IBM copyright is correct. >=20 > I ported the getresgid01.c code to run under Linux. As I recall it was > originally a Sequent test case for the Dynix/ptx OS. Again I believe > using the standard IBM copyright is correct. >=20 > I did not work with the last two files, but they follow the same pattern > as the getresgid01.c code. There were originally part of the Dynix/ptx > test cases. thanks! that was much quicker than i expected :). i've adjusted all the f= iles=20 in the latest git repo now. =2Dmike --nextPart4845662.o6DXXd2VFV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJRe3HqAAoJEEFjO5/oN/WBlXIQALt+cm86IgRtCdHGUtMOe9+9 1HKHDupYCA1nNEKjnpJLyYla2KtjPSV+WZlTHkLrhh+gGmkiH7ZXIGreN5JPgXnT OxpNcficwWGCVJUCZQZYRcHzRQEeL6OjIGrl6GQeuYE//++oJs1pCqniqlCp3rDi /OiAfnIWqg6zY9Xui8790xdfeowLCp7IIbXiQ3KOLDA0CO+YDdLPperFiB9SwShz 7hAdAS4OHRA0IflYISew1W0ETMVx79poIQujI8nLXsY2X/ssT4jq+czq3/9ihFhe ZEXE8wulaJLbALdXNvj+ksZWa45n0ypqFHVJbBNyVf0gPorEvJ8Jbk0A/gRgOY+I Bb7Mtq0z7f+dHi+NOIsUJ63WV8YKX9+cdxYXjKHUh21P/qlByir/JMUAaSqpoLa0 3cs9pYgMwNJR8XmOd2hCwNJrRrrZVeLrysAptDHgTsMBXGdfT/uS1JaaSGTYc1cI VdYfHbYXBrU8GwtCm5AN/9lHjNyODNPkG3TY8Us437bdwKmcvzx/R+DMvHZYu6aK AJG+tY2IS46bs9IV+KdN1n0aImaSYso5Ru/UE3+DXN3qGzysjlglkKlUdqWAP9PK ltdGjPnELd35cc3DqVLZsa85Fl/pT2hC+w3rG3A8cc8Pr4Lxn/FHjJ0VyuUazchl jjypKkC3AGW4Z5N33eu+ =ksZw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4845662.o6DXXd2VFV-- --===============5455563720945704466== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. 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