From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brad Doctor Subject: Re: PF_RING: Include in main line kernel? Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:02:01 -0600 Message-ID: References: <4AD60053.1030804@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Luca Deri To: Jarek Poplawski Return-path: Received: from mail-pz0-f188.google.com ([209.85.222.188]:32802 "EHLO mail-pz0-f188.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760830AbZJNRCi convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:02:38 -0400 Received: by pzk26 with SMTP id 26so10134250pzk.4 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:02:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AD60053.1030804@gmail.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: This is for ntop, which uses PF_RING, but is a traffic analysis application and is separate. But you raise a good point and we will make the change for ntop. thanks! -brad On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Jarek Poplawski w= rote: > Brad Doctor wrote, On 10/14/2009 04:33 PM: > >> into high-speed packet capture, and is homegrown. PF_RING uses the >> stock GPL license. > > > Are you sure you're using the stock GNU GPL?: > >> Download ntop >> >> ntop is distributed under the GNU GPL. In order to be entitled to do= wnload ntop you must accept the GNU license. > > I can't find such a thing neither in GNU GPL v2: > > "5. =A0You are not required to accept this License, since you have no= t signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or d= istribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohib= ited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by modifying = or distributing the Program (or any work based on the Program), you ind= icate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and c= onditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works b= ased on it. " > > nor in GNU GPL v3: > > "9. Acceptance Not Required for Having Copies. > > You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or ru= n a copy of the Program. Ancillary propagation of a covered work occurr= ing solely as a consequence of using peer-to-peer transmission to recei= ve a copy likewise does not require acceptance. However, nothing other = than this License grants you permission to propagate or modify any cove= red work. These actions infringe copyright if you do not accept this Li= cense. Therefore, by modifying or propagating a covered work, you indic= ate your acceptance of this License to do so." > > Thanks, > Jarek P. >