From a1d63569daaf604246e003dc217c14420aef2290 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