Thanks Joel, On Thu, 2008-08-28 at 12:07 -0700, Joel Becker wrote: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 06:16:27PM +0530, Subrata Modak wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-08-27 at 13:08 -0700, Joel Becker wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 09:20:29PM +0530, Subrata Modak wrote: > > > > What i would like to know whether the above tests can be made part of > > > > LTP under GPLv2. They can exist in LTP, even if they need to run in a > > > > different way, somewhere in: > > > > http://ltp.cvs.sourceforge.net/ltp/ltp/testcases/kernel/fs/ > > > > > > The tests are under the GPLv2 except where specified by any > > > subtest we've incorporated (I'm not sure if there are any exceptions, > > > but I figured I'd leave the possibility open). So you can treat them as > > > > In such a case, can you please bundle the GPL stuff, leaving aside the > > non-GPL items, and kindly send this in a mail to the ltp-list with a DCO > > Signoff ? I am actually entitled not even to put GPL stuff in LTP > > repository without a DCO signoff recorded in the mail archive. The mail > > can be best from somebody who is the Author of those tests, or holds > > copyright to them, or has right to send to somebody else, etc. Hope you > > will understand this. Thanks for taking time to work with us. > > What is a "DCO signoff"? There are multiple authors, but being > GPL it is available to you under those terms. >
A DCO signoff is something defined here, and normally used by the Linux Kernel developer community to post their patches: http://ltp.sourceforge.net/DCO.txt, Even when some code in under GPL, it can be used and tested by numerous people. But it cannot be embedded inside LTP even though LTP is GPL too. What is required in such a case is that any of the authors, who may hold a Copyright(C) and himself/herself has contributed the code, can then go ahead and send that code attached in a Patch, (or send a link to that code) to LTP-list with a Signoff, which implies that he/she does not have any objection in LTP using/hosting/re-releasing that code. We recently did this by taking the CPU/MEMORY hotplug test cases(also under GPL) from a third party site and got it signed off by Christoph Lamentor, as he was the initial author. In this case, what any of the authors can do is just send a mail to LTP-list, saying that he/she does not have any objection of this code: git://oss.oracle.com/git/ocfs2-test.git, being hosted/used/re-released from the Linux Test Project (http://ltp.sourceforge.net/). And then: Signed-Off-By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The above mail will help. Only when the above happens, i can start investigating the best way to integrate that code (OCFS2-test) inside LTP. Regards-- Subrata > Joel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Ltp-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltp-list
