On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, amol wrote: > Hi, > > I want to use the struct direct datastructure from the file ufs_fsdir.h - > just that > data structure in a proprietary code. I read the CDDL & CDDL FAQ and i know I > am allowed to do that, but I am not sure how much source code I need to > release under CDDL. > > Am I allowed to do the following?: > - take the data structure > - save it in a .h file, which will have the required license text present. > - make just this .h file open source and leave the .c files that use the data > structure closed-source. > > Thanks, > Amol
If you're so horridly worried about licensing nits, I suggest to sidestep _that_ problem. Compare "struct direct" from: http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/onnv/onnv-gate/usr/src/uts/common/sys/fs/ufs_fsdir.h http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/ufs/ufs/dir.h?rev=1.12 The first one, CDDL/OpenSolaris, is: struct direct { uint32_t d_ino; /* inode number of entry */ ushort_t d_reclen; /* length of this record */ ushort_t d_namlen; /* length of string in d_name */ char d_name[MAXNAMLEN + 1]; /* name must be no longer than this */ }; The second one, BSD/FreeBSD, is: struct direct { u_int32_t d_ino; /* inode number of entry */ u_int16_t d_reclen; /* length of this record */ u_int8_t d_type; /* file type, see below */ u_int8_t d_namlen; /* length of string in d_name */ char d_name[MAXNAMLEN + 1];/* name with length <= MAXNAMLEN */ }; Layout compatible, but the second one is BSD licensed. Finally: For the real license zealots, pick: http://lxr.linux.no/source/include/linux/ufs_fs.h#L326 In short, you have all options. FrankH. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
