On 05/28/2009 04:34 PM, Theodore Kilgore wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009, Hans de Goede wrote:
On 05/27/2009 11:43 PM, Theodore Kilgore wrote:
Hans,
Here is the answer which I got about the question of GPL->LGPL licensing
in regard to the sn9c2028 decompression code.
Hmm,
Given that you did have contact with the original author years ago and
he also did ok it back then, and that large parts of the code are written
by you, I'm ok with moving forward changing the license to LGPL and then
committing the patch.
Regards,
Hans
If you think it is appropriate, I can include the mail as part of the
file. I notice that this is done in some other files, for example in
pac207.c.
Ack,
But given that you are one of the authors of the original code in this case,
and the mail isn't a 100% clear re-license permission, I think its best to
just change the license and be done with it, without including the mail,
I think if anything the mail will only lead to confusion.
> But as far as contact with the author is concerned, it is even
more accurate to say that the cooperation was a two-way street. I
understand that some of my LGPL code for other camera drivers has been
put to use, too, in the macam project. For example, they also have
drivers for the SQ cameras and the mr97310a cameras. Clearly, I do not
have a problem with that any more than Harald has with my using the
sn9c2028 decompression algorithm. In fact, as he called the
decompression algorithm to my attention, I brought to his attention the
work which I had done on those other cameras.
Ack, as said I think relicensing is fine.
Sorry I did not keep all
the e-mails, though.
No problem,
Regards,
Hans
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