Re: [lwip-users] Using LWIP with PPP and NAT

[Simon Goldschmidt]

Ajay Bhargav wrote:
> An: "Mailing list for lwIP users" <address@hidden>
> Betreff: Re: [lwip-users] Using LWIP with PPP and NAT
>
> > That ones seems pretty inactive? Also, they seem to have a mixed license
> > where the NAT part seems to be GPL, while lwIP has a BSD license.
> >
> > In addition to that, the ip4_nat.c file seems to be based on code
> > uploaded to our bugtracker in 2009 which got revoked because the one who
> > uploaded it did not have appropriate rights to do so
> > (http://savannah.nongnu.org/task/?7506).
> >
> > I'd be suprised if that github code was legally correct...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Simon
> >
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I ported this source from old lwip source used by RT-Thread team
> https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/tree/master/components/net/lwip_nat
> I just realized they have modified the license to Apache 2.0 which was
> earlier GPL. I shall update that
> 
> Moreover I have no idea about patch uploaded in 2009, I also opened up
> an issue in their repository asking about issue with licensing since
> lwip and NAT code uses different licenses, they confirmed there is no
> issue with licensing.
> ref: https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/679

I don't know @BernardXiong or @hichard, but the NAT code is clearly marked
as originating 2009 from Christian Walter. He was the one uploading this
code to our bugtracker in 2009, without the right to do so, obviously.

I ended up deleting these files from the bugtracker, but it seems they
have still made it into rt-thread...

So you can either assume that the two above have talked to Christian
Walter and cleared up the licensing issue or they aren't aware of this
fact or they don't care :-)

I just wanted to point this out on this list to ensure we're not to
blame.


Regards,
Simon