Re: GPLv3 and Hurd? (also a possible license violation)

[Thomas Schwinge]

Hello!

On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 03:04:30PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> First you list the files with the UU copyright, including advertising
> clause.  Roland is going to ask Utah about those.

Ok.


> Then you list some with BSG copyright, including advertising clause.  We

You mean UCB instead of BSG, I guess?

> already have permission from Berkeley to remove the clause from such
> files.  Can someone take charge of doing so?

I'll do that.


> > pfinet/linux-src/include/linux/if_ppp.h
> > pfinet/linux-src/include/linux/if_pppvar.h
> > pfinet/linux-src/include/net/slhc_vj.h
> > 
> > Those files state:
> > 
> > #v+
> >  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
> >  * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
> >  * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
> >  * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
> >  * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
> >  * by Carnegie Mellon University.  The name of the
> >  * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
> >  * from this software without specific prior written permission.
> > #v-
> 
> This does not contain any noxious clauses, and is already GPL-compatible as 
> it stands.

Uhm, but it requires that ``any documentation, advertising materials
[...] acknowledge that the software was developed by Carnegie Mellon
University'' -- isn't that exactly what the advertising clause is about,
making it incompatible with the GPL?

> > #v+
> >  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
> >  * provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are
> >  * duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation,
> >  * advertising materials, and other materials related to such
> >  * distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed
> >  * by the University of California, Berkeley.  The name of the
> >  * University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
> >  * from this software without specific prior written permission.
> > #v-
> 
> Likewise, this is GPL compatible as it stands.

Dito.


Regards,
 Thomas

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