From 1f44331574bdbe4069d13e4c26df18094b49e658 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gabriel Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:25:13 +0200 Subject: Document retroactive re-licensing of the original DXPC code (closes #30). * Update nxcomp/LICENSE. * Add nxcomp/README.on-retroactive-DXPC-license, giving a short overview of the flow of discussions * Add "modified or unmodified" to the license information printed out to stdout in nxcomp/Misc.cpp * Fix copyright year (2006->2003) for Gian Filippo Pinzari (and move him to the GPL-2 section). * Add the complete .mbox file of Debian bug #748565. --- nxcomp/LICENSE | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'nxcomp/LICENSE') diff --git a/nxcomp/LICENSE b/nxcomp/LICENSE index 2b3203474..02ab0e272 100644 --- a/nxcomp/LICENSE +++ b/nxcomp/LICENSE @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -Copyright (c) 2001, 2010 NoMachine - http://www.nomachine.com/. +Copyright (c) 2001,2010 NoMachine - http://www.nomachine.com/. +Copyright (c) 2000,2003 Gian Filippo Pinzari NXCOMP library and NX extensions to X are copyright of NoMachine. Redistribution and use of this software is allowed according to the @@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ along with this program; if not, you can request a copy to NoMachine or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA +============================================================================== + Parts of this software are derived from DXPC project. These copyright notices apply to original DXPC code: @@ -29,9 +32,59 @@ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Brian Pane +Copyright (c) 1995,1996,2000,2006 Brian Pane Copyright (c) 1996,1997 Zachary Vonler and Brian Pane Copyright (c) 1999 Kevin Vigor and Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 2000,2006 Gian Filippo Pinzari and Brian Pane +Copyright (c) 2000,2006 Gian Filippo Pinzari and Brian Pane + +All rights reserved. + +============================================================================== + +Update 2015-05-21 on the nature of the original DXPC license: The +original DXPC code used to be available under a license which failed to +explicitly grant the permission to modify, but was later retroactively +re-licensed under the 2-clause BSD license (see +README.on-retroactive-DXPC-license for the copyright owners' statements; +see for more details). + +In the course of discussion, it also became evident that Gian Filippo +Pinzari never participated in any of the official DXPC releases, but +rather worked on the forked code on the NoMachine side. Thus, we +crossed-out his name in the above copyright notice and moved him to the +top list of copyright holders associated with the GPL-2 re-licensing done +by NoMachine. +Thus, the version of DXPC where NXCOMP got forked from (most likely some +DXPC version between release 3.7.0 and release 3.8.0) can be considered +as BSD-2-clause, as quoted below: + +Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Brian Pane +Copyright (c) 1996,1997 Zachary Vonler and Brian Pane +Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Kevin Vigor and Brian Pane All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: + +* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. + +* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND +CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, +INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS +BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, +EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT +LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; +LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN +CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR +OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS +SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH +DAMAGE. -- cgit v1.2.3 From d38ccd197413f6fad830c314d904904368d3770d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gabriel Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 10:33:08 +0200 Subject: LICENSE files: Have a main LICENSE file and one for nxcomp in the project's base folder. Drop other LICENSE files added by NoMachine scattered all over the code tree. --- nxcomp/LICENSE | 90 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 90 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 nxcomp/LICENSE (limited to 'nxcomp/LICENSE') diff --git a/nxcomp/LICENSE b/nxcomp/LICENSE deleted file mode 100644 index 02ab0e272..000000000 --- a/nxcomp/LICENSE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ -Copyright (c) 2001,2010 NoMachine - http://www.nomachine.com/. -Copyright (c) 2000,2003 Gian Filippo Pinzari - -NXCOMP library and NX extensions to X are copyright of NoMachine. -Redistribution and use of this software is allowed according to the -following terms: - -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2, and -not any other version, as published by the Free Software Foundation. - -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTA- -BILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General -Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with this program; if not, you can request a copy to NoMachine -or write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite -330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA - -============================================================================== - -Parts of this software are derived from DXPC project. These copyright -notices apply to original DXPC code: - -Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provi- -ded that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated -in all such forms. - -THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED -WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF -MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - -Copyright (c) 1995,1996,2000,2006 Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 1996,1997 Zachary Vonler and Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 1999 Kevin Vigor and Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 2000,2006 Gian Filippo Pinzari and Brian Pane - -All rights reserved. - -============================================================================== - -Update 2015-05-21 on the nature of the original DXPC license: The -original DXPC code used to be available under a license which failed to -explicitly grant the permission to modify, but was later retroactively -re-licensed under the 2-clause BSD license (see -README.on-retroactive-DXPC-license for the copyright owners' statements; -see for more details). - -In the course of discussion, it also became evident that Gian Filippo -Pinzari never participated in any of the official DXPC releases, but -rather worked on the forked code on the NoMachine side. Thus, we -crossed-out his name in the above copyright notice and moved him to the -top list of copyright holders associated with the GPL-2 re-licensing done -by NoMachine. - -Thus, the version of DXPC where NXCOMP got forked from (most likely some -DXPC version between release 3.7.0 and release 3.8.0) can be considered -as BSD-2-clause, as quoted below: - -Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 1996,1997 Zachary Vonler and Brian Pane -Copyright (c) 1999-2002 Kevin Vigor and Brian Pane -All rights reserved. - -Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: - -* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright - notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. - -* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright - notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the - documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. - -THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND -CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, -INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF -MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE -DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS -BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, -EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT -LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; -LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN -CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR -OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS -SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH -DAMAGE. -- cgit v1.2.3