Re: MMIX port to be submitted, licensing issue

[Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>]

Hans-Peter Nilsson wrote:

> Hi.
> I'd like to submit a newlib port for the MMIX, to go with the
> recent binutils and gcc ports.
>
> What licensing terms are acceptable for new ports?  It looks
> like the LGPL used, and the mailing list indicate that the
> licensing terms should be "freer".  I'd prefer to go with LGPL.
> If that's unacceptable, how about the following in
> COPYING.NEWLIB, copied or referred to in each file:
>
> Copyright (C) 2001 Hans-Peter Nilsson
>
> Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
> freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
>
> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
> IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
> WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE.
>

Hans,

  I prefer you to go with the non-LGPL, COPYING.NEWLIB approach,
assuming that you are the original author of the code.

-- Jeff J.

>
> brgds, H-P
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