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| author |   Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> | 2010-08-27 19:16:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> | 2010-08-27 19:16:56 +0000 |
| commit | 8f904d89d016ae5220a8fe8633e00366aeee7088 (patch) | |
| tree | 9bde2164fedd4667b72f931a02af19be3d30bd9c /licenses | |
| parent | Stable for HPPA (bug #333511). (diff) | |
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Bug #333143: Add "kilgard" license for media-libs/mesa Debian DFSG debate.
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diff --git a/licenses/kilgard b/licenses/kilgard new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4b51e600c1f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/licenses/kilgard @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +# There was some DFSG license debate about MESA in the past, on Debian bug 131997. +# This was primarily as the original license body did not provide the right to modify. +# Marc Kilgard, the upstream author, ultimately clarified this on the Debian bug: +# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=131997#71 +# Reproduced here below for reference. + +This program is freely distributable without licensing fees and +is provided without guarantee or warrantee expressed or implied. +This program is -not- in the public domain. + +Regarding the right to modify and distribute this software: + +| From: Mark Kilgard <mjk@nvidia.com> +| To: "'Anthony Towns'" <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> +| Cc: David Starner <starner@okstate.edu>, 131997@bugs.debian.org +| Subject: RE: GLUT license +| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:56:30 -0800 +| +| Anthony, +| +| > Would it be possible for you to just make it absolutely clear that +| > everyone's allowed to use, copy, and modify (and distribute their +| > modifications) of libglut? +| > +| > Just quoting the above and replying "Yes, that's fine" or similar +| > would be okay. +| +| Yes, that's fine. +| +| Were you the losers that sent me email about a a "bug" filed against +| GLUT's licensee? I tell that story occasionally as an example of +| what idiots there are in the world. +| +| Please don't reply and waste my time with your GNU zealotry/stupidity. +| +| - Mark |