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Re: FW: FW: strcasestr() patch proposal
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at sourceware dot org>
- To: Olivier Langlois <olivier dot langlois at streamtheworld dot com>, newlib at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:20:19 -0400
- Subject: Re: FW: FW: strcasestr() patch proposal
- References: <20070607210759.D3E8513C5F8@cgf.cx>
On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 05:07:50PM -0400, Olivier Langlois wrote:
>Good news! The original author granted me the permission to use the
>file with the BSD license if his e-mail address is modified. So here
>is an updated file. I hope this time, it meets all requirements.
I'm not sure it's that simple. I thought that any work done for FSF
projects was assigned to the FSF. So, I'm not sure that the author has
the right to change the license unless that was part of his agreement
with the FSF.
>Thank you everyone for all your help. I have never though that
>contributing to an Open Source project could be that tricky.
No one ever does.
cgf