2009. 03. 17, kedd keltezéssel 00.29-kor Ulf Lamping ezt írta: > Joerg Mayer schrieb: > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 09:40:03PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > >> http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=27748 > >> crc16 algorithm copied from Linux sources (GPL V2 only!) > > > > So far the wireshark sources are v2 or later - so adding a gplv2 only file > > is not something that should be done without asking *first*, because it > > has effects for all of Wireshark. Or maybe there already were files that > > are v2 only and I missed that? > > I had in mind that we already have GPL V2 only files in Wireshark > before, but I may be wrong here. > > > I can remove the two "GPL V2 only" files, as this is "only" a CRC16 > expert check here. That is the CCITT implementation of CRC16 which is > not already existing in Wireshark AFAIK. Having the CCITT CRC16 in > Wireshark would be probably a good idea anyway. > > Some time ago when I actually implemented the stuff I couldn't find a > GPL V2 or later implementation. > > Question is: How to continue?
Hi, Could we ask the copyright holder of the CRC16 algorithm to offer the code under GPL V2 or later to the Wireshark project? Regards, Balint ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <[email protected]> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
