Re: rbtree licence dilemma

[David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>]

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andrew.lunn@ascom.ch said:
> What about the re-licencing issue, assuming we decide to go that way.
> If you cannot convince some company to use the modGPL version of eCos
> and instead decide to offer a version with another licence, it will
> probably no longer be "free" and so this exception fails. I also
> guess, that since we don't hold the copywrite, we cannot change the
> license on this part anyway? So, it would have to be removed.


/me Googles... How about http://users.footprints.net/~kaz/kazlib.html ?

We'd need to contact the author and ask to make sure he wouldn't then want 
_all_ users of it in eCos to mail him as described in the MUST_READ file 
(attached), but I suspect that won't be a problem.

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dwmw2


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Greetings, Programmer!

I gather that because you are reading this, you are probably considering using
the C language translation units included here in your own software.   If that
is the case, I would like to know who you are and urge you to contact me.

Here is why: I rove over this code periodically looking for defects. In fact,
I use it in my own programming projects.  If I discover a defect, I will
notify everyone who I know is a user of this software. If there is a serious
defect in some code that you are using in your software project, wouldn't you
want to be informed? In fact, there is no question that you _need_ to be
informed!

Here is what you do: simply send an e-mail message to kaz@ashi.footprints.net
with the subject "kazlib" and the body "I am a user". Be sure that your message
has a good return address. I will manually add your e-mail address to a list
which I will use only for the purpose of notifications regarding Kazlib.   You
will receive a reply to the effect that you are added. 

If ever you should wish to be removed from this list, simply ask and it shall
be done.

Yours in earnest,

    Kaz Kylheku