This is complicated legal stuff. Can we do the least complicated way (legal-wise) Sun
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Gilmore, Doug <doug.gilm...@amd.com> wrote: > The old license on intrn_entry.def was BSD, which with my patch is > would be changed to GPLv2. Both are compatible with Open64. > > My point of the change is that intrn_entry.def could be considered to > be a derived work, and if so, the copyright notices and license should > reflect that of the previous work. Note the license on the previous > work was GPLv2. > > I don't think there are any licensing issues with the patch that > implements the fix. The issue is whether intrn_entry.def is a derived > work or not. If people are comfortable in saying that it was not a > derived work, which gave us the freedom at the time of commit r1764 to > set the license on to intrn_entry.def to BSD, then no change of > license is needed. > > I attached the patch associated with commit r1764. Keep in mind > that the patch is against the tree branches/merge08, where > the PSC 3.2 (and others) merge was done. > > I added another patch to the bug report with no license change, but > I did add a copyright notice for the change that I just added. > > If people think that my interpretation of copyright law is too > strict then we can go ahead and apply that patch instead. > > Doug > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sun Chan [mailto:sun.c...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 4:46 PM >> To: Gilmore, Doug >> Cc: open64-devel >> Subject: Re: [Open64-devel] review request for a fix to bug 628, >> backend assertion with popcount builtin >> >> I suggest someone check the license compatibility (or whatever) before >> the checkin. This is likely beyond gatekeeper capability >> Sun >> >> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Gilmore, Doug <doug.gilm...@amd.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Sun Chan [mailto:sun.c...@gmail.com] >> >> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 4:22 PM >> >> To: Gilmore, Doug >> >> Cc: open64-devel >> >> Subject: Re: [Open64-devel] review request for a fix to bug 628, >> >> backend assertion with popcount builtin >> >> >> >> This fix would have been in the merge I coordinated but never >> "checked >> >> in". >> > Right. >> >> I assume there is no copy right issues since it is before the >> >> change to gpl3.0 >> >> Sun >> > Per the last comment that I added to the bug, what is unusual with >> this patch >> > is that license on one of the files was changed from BSD to GPLv2, >> since >> > it is safer to consider this file addition as a derived work. >> > >> > Doug >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Gilmore, Doug <doug.gilm...@amd.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Again, the bug fix is attached to the patch. >> >> > >> >> > https://bugs.open64.net/show_bug.cgi?id=628 >> >> > >> >> > Could someone take a look at this when they have the chance? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks, >> >> > >> >> > Doug >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --- >> >> --------- >> >> > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win >> $500! >> >> > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your >> game >> >> by >> >> > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today >> with >> >> the >> >> > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up >> for >> >> grabs. >> >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Open64-devel mailing list >> >> > Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Open64-devel mailing list Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel
