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author | 2003-04-15 20:18:03 -0700 | |
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committer | 2005-04-07 21:00:33 -0700 | |
commit | a6be54372c56f0971c3cfddda4e00910bcf954fe (patch) | |
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parent | Evaluate initializer entry offsets, and add them back into (diff) | |
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Make the license file be the OSL v1.1 with explanation of
front-end/back-end split.
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@@ -1,33 +1,188 @@ -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. +The 'sparse' C parser front-end library is copyrighted by Transmeta Corp +and licensed under the "Open Software License v1.1" as obtained from +www.opensource.org (and included here-in for easy reference) (that +license itself is copyrighted by Larry Rosen). - - 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) +Note that the "Original Work" that this license covers is only the +front-end library itself, ie the code required to parse the source file +and annotate the resulting parse tree with the semantic meaning (aka +"types") of the sources. Thus just the act of linking this library into +another program (aka "back-end") does NOT in itself make that back-end +be considered a derivative work of this Original Work. -At this point, the most likely candidate is the OSL: +However, any modifications, callbacks or other functionality that is +added and run either directly or indirectly by the front-end are to be +considered derived works of this library, and as such fall under the +requirements of this license. - http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl.php + Linus Torvalds + Santa Clara, CA + April 15th, 2003 -with an addendum of explaining the "derivative works" issue (ie making -sure that pure back-ends are _not_ derivative works, and the only source -that is derivative of this is the stuff needed to build a -self-sufficient front-end that can parse the language). -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. 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