Thanks for the feedback. I saw netperf is licensed under "netperf" in oe http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded/plain/recipes/netperf/netperf_2.4.4.bb.
Anyway, I will send an email to the author to query about the license type. Best Regards, Zhenhua > -----Original Message----- > From: Flanagan, Elizabeth [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 6:32 AM > To: [email protected]; Luo Zhenhua-B19537 > Subject: Re: [oe] [PATCH meta-oe 5/9] nerperf: add > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Khem Raj <[email protected]> wrote: > > On (16/12/11 10:22), Koen Kooi wrote: > >> > >> Op 16 dec. 2011, om 10:19 heeft Luo Zhenhua-B19537 het volgende geschreven: > >> > >> > Hello Koen, > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> [mailto:openembedded- [email protected]] On > >> >> Behalf Of Koen Kooi > >> >> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 3:52 PM > >> >> > >> >>> +++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/netperf/netperf_2.4.4.bb @@ -0,0 > >> >>> +++ +1,47 > >> >>> @@ +DESCRIPTION="Network performance benchmark including tests > >> >>> for TCP, UDP, sockets, ATM and more." +SECTION = "console/network" > >> >>> +HOMEPAGE = "http://www.netperf.org/"; +LICENSE = "netperf" > >> >> > >> >> Can you include a comment on what type of license netperf is? MIT > >> >> like, BSD like, GPL like? > >> > [Luo Zhenhua-B19537] May I know which license type should be with > >> > following > COPYING content? > >> > >> That looks like a BSD or MIT derivative, maybe Beth can give us some > >> guidance on what to use as LICENSE > > > > it says "for non-commercial purposes only" > > Yeah.... in this case, I would do one of two things (and I have a feeling one > will be more valid that the other): > > 1. Email the author and see if we can use BSD-4-Clause. My guess is no. > 2. We'll need to add a Netperf license to common-licenses and set LICENSE = > "Netperf" > > I've checked the openSuSE Build Service and they have this as an "Other" > license, > so, check with the author first, but be prepared to add Netperf to the common- > licenses directory. > > And yes, Koen is right. I wouldn't use BSD or MIT for this, specifically > because > of the non-commercial clause in (ii). > > -b > > > > >> > >> regards, > >> > >> Koen > >> > >> > >> > > >> > Copyright (C) 1993 Hewlett-Packard Company > >> > ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >> > > >> > The enclosed software and documentation includes copyrighted works > >> > of Hewlett-Packard Co. For as long as you comply with the > >> > following > >> > limitations, you are hereby authorized to (i) use, reproduce, and > >> > modify the software and documentation, and to (ii) distribute the > >> > software and documentation, including modifications, for > >> > non-commercial purposes only. > >> > > >> > 1. The enclosed software and documentation is made available at > >> > no > >> > charge in order to advance the general development of > >> > high-performance networking products. > >> > > >> > 2. You may not delete any copyright notices contained in the > >> > software or documentation. 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