On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Luo Zhenhua-B19537 <[email protected]>wrote:
> I have sent an email to [email protected] to query the > appropriate license type yesterday and not response. > > I'd like to adopt following option, does it make sense? > > > 2. We'll need to add a Netperf license to common-licenses and set > LICENSE = "Netperf" > > Yes, I agree. Although the Netperf license isn't really compatible with any OSI compliant license I know of and may cause end user problems. One option is to use Netperf 4 which is in fact GPL compliant. In that case it would be licensed as LICENSE = "GPL-2.0+" If netperf 4 was equivalent from a functional standpoint, I'd go consider route, as the Netperf 2.x.x license can be problematic for some end users, I'm sure. -b > Best Regards, > > Zhenhua > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luo Zhenhua-B19537 > > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 10:32 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [oe] [PATCH meta-oe 5/9] nerperf: add > > > > 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. 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