Hi, the ALSA-0.5 Geode Driver (geode.c) on http://www.gctglobal.com/Download/alsa-geode.tar.gz which still waits for a port to 0.9 has the following license, which is not GPL. Is it really possible to include such a license into the alsa package? (I see the big problem in the export laws because the kernel is under GPL without an export rule)
I won't use this code, but I'm definitely no license expert. Or is it possible to use a different license for a port (IMHO it's more than a modification, but I don't know the definition of a lawyer in this case) On the other hand I found another older file in the tgz called geode_BAK.c without a license text. Same license, no license or GPL for that file? Or can a port use a dual license (GPL/NSC OSL)? Anybody there who knows something? martin /* NSC_LIC_BSD * * Revision 1.0.1 * * National Semiconductor Corporation Open Source License for * * Geode Linux ALSA audio driver * * (BSD License with Export Notice) * * Copyright (c) July, 2001 * National Semiconductor Corporation. * All rights reserved. * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions * are met: * * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following * disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided * with the distribution. * * * Neither the name of the National Semiconductor Corporation nor * the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote * products derived from this software without specific prior * written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE * GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER * IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR * OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN * IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. * * EXPORT LAWS: THIS LICENSE ADDS NO RESTRICTIONS TO THE EXPORT LAWS OF * YOUR JURISDICTION. It is licensee's responsibility to comply with * any export regulations applicable in licensee's jurisdiction. Under * CURRENT (July, 2001) U.S. export regulations this software * is eligible for export from the U.S. and can be downloaded by or * otherwise exported or reexported worldwide EXCEPT to U.S. embargoed * destinations which include Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, * Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and any other country to which the U.S. * has embargoed goods and services. * * END_NSC_LIC_BSD */ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
