Hello! [Tue, 24 Feb 2004] Robert Morelos-Zaragoza wrote: > Hi Robert, > > As far as I am concerned, you can go ahead and use the code. > > Robert
Great. Thanks! Robert. > Robert Joerdens wrote: > >[resent with newer e-mail addresses] > > > >Hello! > > > >I intend (<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=233799>) > >to upload and maintain a package for Debian that uses a version > >of the Reed-Solomon codec from > > > >1. Guido Fiala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ><http://www.s.netic.de/gfiala/dvbackup.html> > > > >which seems to be based on: > > > >2. Phil Karn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > <http://www.piclist.com/techref/method/error/rs-gp-pk-uoh-199609/rs_c.htm> > > > >which in turn seems to come from something like: > > > >3. Robert Morelos-Zaragoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and > > Hari Thirumoorthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > <http://www.eccpage.com/new_rs_erasures.c> > > > >which bases on: > > > >4. Simon Rockliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: <http://www.jjj.de/crs4/rs.c> > > > >The copyright notices in the files seem to differ a lot and are even > >contradictory. > > > >rs.c from 1. says: > > > >/* > > * Reed-Solomon coding and decoding > > * Phil Karn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) September 1996 > > * Separate CCSDS version create Dec 1998, merged into this version May > > 1999 > > * > > * This file is derived from my generic RS encoder/decoder, which is > > * in turn based on the program "new_rs_erasures.c" by Robert > > * Morelos-Zaragoza ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Hari Thirumoorthy > > * ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Aug 1995 > > * > > * Copyright 1999 Phil Karn, KA9Q > > * May be used under the terms of the GNU public license > > */ > > > >2. does not mention a copyright > > > >3. has: > > > > * Portions of this program are from a Reed-Solomon encoder/decoder > > * in C, written by Simon Rockliff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on 21/9/89. > > * > > * COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This computer program is free for non-commercial > > purposes. > > * You may implement this program for any non-commercial application. You > > may * also implement this program for commercial purposes, provided that > > you > > * obtain my written permission. Any modification of this program is > > covered > > * by this copyright. > > > >4. says: > > > > This program may be freely modified and/or given to whoever wants it. > > A condition of such distribution is that the author's contribution be > > acknowledged by his name being left in the comments heading the program, > > however no responsibility is accepted for any financial or other loss > > which > > may result from some unforseen errors or malfunctioning of the program > > during use. > > > >Under which license can the code found in 1. be distributed? I'm worried > >about 2. and 3. because they do not seem to fulfill the Debian Free > >Software guidelines > ><http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html#guidelines>. > > > >I'd be glad to see that I can distribute the > >code in 1. under the GPL. > > > >Thanks a lot > > > > Robert Jordens > > -- Is knowledge knowable? If not, how do we know that?
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