I am not sure about the license of soundcard.h is under BSD license, it seems that it is free from the declaration in the soundcard.h . Neither of these will be our license problem, but I am still a little confused.
Regards, Arthur 2009/9/14 Samuel Kevin <[email protected]> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Niclas Hedhman <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/9/14 > Subject: Re: the license of soundcard.h > To: [email protected] > > > BSD (modified) license is Ok to use in Apache projects. I assume that > you are not aiming for a new implementation, but to link against it. > Yes, that is Ok, and you would then require that the implementation is > available from "elsewhere", possibly a Linux distro. If that is not > the usage pattern, let us know. > > Cheers > Niclas > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Samuel Kevin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > hi, all: > > I am from the BlueSky project. we are now confused about one > license > > of soundcard.h in linux. Could someone tell us that whether it conflicts > > with ASL. the following is the quotation from our dev mailing list. > thanks. > > regards, > > Kevin > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Arthur Chen <[email protected]> > > Date: 2009/9/9 > > Subject: the license of soundcard.h > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > There is something about the license of soundcard.h I want to clear. I > think > > we mix up the license of OSS API and the OSS software.I searched the > 4Front > > Technologies User forums and found something: > > > > > > *It's necessary to see the difference between the OSS API and the OSS > > software distributed and maintained by 4Front Technologies. > > > > The API (soundcard.h) is completely free (in public domain). Everybody > has > > full right to create an implementation of the API in their (driver) > > software. Our only hope is that the API is kept consistent between all > the > > implementations. In addition authors of the implementations can define > > whatever copying conditions for their software they like. > > > > However the OSS software implementation released by 4Front Technologies > is > > not completely free (as for free beer). It is commercial software under > > commercial license. The software is open sourced (source code is > available > > under GPL and CDDL). It's for free if used in open sourced (or for free) > > applications under open sourced operating systems. Noncompatible use > > requires a (paid) license from 4Front Technologies. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Hannu > > _________________ > > Hannu Savolainen ([email protected])* > > > > > > *soundcard.h is under a BSD license - you can include that file with any > > application. > > > > regards > > Dev* > > > > the full post is here > http://www.4front-tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6494 > > It seems that the OSS API (soundcard.h) is totally free, here is the > license > > declaration of soundcard.h (/usr/include/linux/soundcard.h) > > > > /* > > * Copyright by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1997 > > * > > * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > > * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are > > * met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > > * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. > > * 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 AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR 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. > > */ > > > > So maybe we can still use the OSS APIs in Realclass system, but I am > still > a > > little confused about the license. > > > > > > > > -- > > Bowen Ma a.k.a Samuel Kevin @ Bluesky Dev Team XJTU > > Shaanxi Province Key Lab. of Satellite and Terrestrial Network Tech > > http://incubator.apache.org/bluesky/ > > > > > > -- > Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer > http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java > > I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er > I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc > I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > -- > Bowen Ma a.k.a Samuel Kevin @ Bluesky Dev Team XJTU > Shaanxi Province Key Lab. of Satellite and Terrestrial Network Tech > http://incubator.apache.org/bluesky/ >
