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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@home.transmeta.com> | 2003-03-21 10:58:28 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-07 20:59:34 -0700 |
| commit | a8971acb6cbfa8cfa6f5105340fcdee13c649590 (patch) | |
| tree | 3011554bbfa156146b6b86c91754a771c5e0c9ae /LICENSE | |
| parent | f1d060b1cf8e9c46f7390c54d8eee9d4b51c028c (diff) | |
| download | sparse-dev-a8971acb6cbfa8cfa6f5105340fcdee13c649590.tar.gz | |
Add copyright statements and file comments. Add a FAQ, README, and
placeholder LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02282e5e --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +This is just a placeholder. I haven't decided on what the final license +will be. But it most likely (note the "likely" - I'm not promising +anything until I've made a real decision) will have the following +properties: + + - it will _require_ source code for the library itself (ie GPL-like in + that respect). Much like the LGPL. + + - but it will expressly allow linking with arbitrary back-ends, and + require that too in perpetuam (ie anti-GPL in that respects, and this + means that it's almost certainly not going to be LGPL) + +and, if possible: + + - it will be "open source(tm)" compatible as far as I can tell, + although if the anti-GPL part ends up being a problem, I may not care + enough to conform fully to OSI guidelines. Will need to check with + the OSI guys. + +In the meantime, if you agree with the above, and expect to agree with +whatever license I will choose with the above in mind, you can play with +this freely, and make changes and send patches if you explicitly mark +those patches as being compatible with whatever I do (yeah yeah, you'll +just need to trust me). + +Oh, and keep in mind that I'm famous for changing my mind. Maybe I'll +call the license the "sucker" license, and sell whatever you send me for +billions and billions of dollars without crediting you in the +slightest.. Sucka! + + Linus Torvalds |