Re: [avr-libc-dev] [RFC] Licensing information

[E. Weddington]

Joerg Wunsch wrote:

> As E. Weddington wrote:
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> > Now to the big problem: The original license file said that avr-libc was 
> > a Modified BSD License (with the No Advertising clause). However the 
> > "template" that it gave for new authors, only showed the original two 
> > clauses of the BSD license.
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> The original BSD license had four clauses, where the `No advertising'
> clause was #3, and later officially dropped.  Individual *BSD
> developers later on also dropped clause #4 ("name ... may not be used
> to endorse"), which led to the two-clause template we had by now.
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Thanks! I didn't know the history on this....

> For those files where I hold the copyright, I don't mind whether it's
> the 2-clause or 3-clause version.  I agree we should settle for one of
> both, and see to convert the remaining files (given author's
> permission).  It seems converting everything to the 3-clause version
> is less work, so let's pick this one.
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I personally prefer the 3-clause version with the "no advertising" bit.

I've been going through the files, and you would be surprised how many 
are just the 2-clause version. =8-O
But I'm willing to go through the process to get everything changed over 
to the 3-clause version because that was what avr-libc has been advertising.

Your permission has been duly noted! Thanks!

Eric