[PATCH] Update COPYING file

[David Herrmann]

Hi Peter

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Peter Hutterer
<peter.hutterer at who-t.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 01:50:22PM -0500, Gaetan Nadon wrote:
>> The file must reflect actual Copyright statements in the source code.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Nadon <memsize at videotron.ca>
>> ---
>>
>> Note that Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Vojtech Pavlik is a GPL v2 license
>> I am aware libevdev is not hosted by Xorg, so it may be acceptable for an Xorg
>> input driver to link to it. Just checking.
>
> That's from the kernel linux/input.h header. We're using the constants
> defined in there at compile time, but there is no GPL code we link to. Using
> GPL'd kernel headers is fine, there's plenty of documentation that indicates that it
> doesn't make the GPL apply to the rest of the project.
>
> I wonder if we should add a note to that effect to the COPYING file?

Eh, I'd just drop it. The kernel LICENSE/COPYING file clearly states
that the license does not apply to programs using the ABI. Obviously,
regarding the input.h copy, anyone distributing the source file has to
obey to GPL rules *for source only*.

>>  COPYING |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
>> index 2a942c0..428e972 100644
>> --- a/COPYING
>> +++ b/COPYING
>> @@ -17,3 +17,29 @@ CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
>>  DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
>>  TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
>>  OF THIS SOFTWARE.
>> +
>> +Copyright © 2013 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann at gmail.com>
>
> David's copyright notice appears the same as the existing one, so we should
> be able to just use this line below the current Red Hat line, right?

Do whatever you think is right. I don't mind, it's just the
name-resolver, anyway.

Thanks
David

>
>> +
>> +Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
>> +documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
>> +the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
>> +notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and
>> +that the name of the copyright holders not be used in advertising or
>> +publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific,
>> +written prior permission.  The copyright holders make no representations
>> +about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as
>> +is" without express or implied warranty.
>> +
>> +THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
>> +INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
>> +EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
>> +CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
>> +DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
>> +TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
>> +OF THIS SOFTWARE.
>> +
>> +Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Vojtech Pavlik
>> +
>> +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>> +under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
>> +the Free Software Foundation.
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5
>>
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