[ofw] DAPL checkins for BSD license update

[Smith, Stan]

Fab Tillier wrote:
> Hi Stan,
> 
> If I make changes to DAPL (under the BSD) and submit a patch, I'll
> have to remove all but the BSD license from the affected files.  Is
> that acceptable?  Wouldn't that effectively prevent merging back into
> the DAPL reference project? 

Why would you need to remove/alter the license statement? The
assumption, by virtue of the contributors agreement, is the code is
committed to the Windows OpenFabrics svn repository under the BSD
license. Therefore, to modify it you would not need to change any
license text.
Same situation as when you modify code that has Linux GPL words in the
license header; ib_mad.h.

And yes, it would be a pain in the backside to merge upstream with
Arlin/OFED/DAT consortium if you were to remove license text; please
refrain and/or consult with me/Arlin.

Why is this topic such a burr under your saddle these days?

BTW, what's up with your mailer, I keep getting unable to deliver
notifications after 4 hours?

Stan.
 
> 
> -Fab
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ofw-bounces at lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:ofw-
>> bounces at lists.openfabrics.org] On Behalf Of Stan C. Smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:29 AM
>> To: ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
>> Subject: [ofw] DAPL checkins for BSD license update
>> 
>> 
>> Ten DAT/DAPL files had old/outdated license text. Following files
>> updated in svn.1395 
>> 
>> dapl\dapl\ibal\
>>   dapl_ibal.c
>>   dapl_ibal_dto.h
>>   dapl_ibal_kmod.h
>>   dapl_ibal_mrdb.h
>>   dapl_ibal_mrdb.c
>>   dapl_ibal_qp.c
>>   dapl_ibal_util.c
>>   dapl_ibal_util.h
>> 
>> dapl\dapl\udapl\
>>   udapl_sources.c
>> 
>> dapl\dat\udat\windows\
>>   dat_osd_sr.c
>> 
>> 
>>  * This Software is licensed under either one of the following two
>>  licenses: *
>>  * 1) under the terms of the "Common Public License 1.0" a copy of
>> which is 
>>  *    in the file LICENSE.txt in the root directory. The license is
>> also 
>>  *    available from the Open Source Initiative, see
>>  *    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl.php.
>>  * OR
>>  *
>>  * 2) under the terms of the "The BSD License" a copy of which is in
>> the file 
>>  *    LICENSE2.txt in the root directory. The license is also
>> available from 
>>  *    the Open Source Initiative, see
>>  *    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php.  *
>>  * Licensee has the right to choose either one of the above two
>>  licenses. *
>>  * Redistributions of source code must retain both the above
>> copyright 
>>  * notice and either one of the license notices.
>>  *
>>  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce both the above
>> copyright 
>>  * notice, either one of the license notices in the documentation
>>  * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>> 
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