dude, what are you confusing now? 2009/9/15 Arthur Chen <[email protected]>
> 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/ > > > -- 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/
