Re: License for \newlib\libc\time\

[Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>]

Hello Heiko,

IANAL, but the first license refers to a URL where to find the 
referenced BSD license so either that should be considered enough or you 
should follow that link and add the license found there.  I followed it 
and found a template so I guess you would fill in the template with Red 
Hat Inc as owner of the Copyright.  The code in question is not 
created/owned by the Regents of California so adding the 2nd license is 
not correct.

-- Jeff J.

Heiko wrote:
> Dear Jeff,
>
> if I understand aright I must copy the first and second licence to my
> documentaion.
> The first because of "Red Hat Licence" and the second because "Red Hat
> Licence" correlates to "BSD".
>
> Is this right?
>
> WBR
> Heiko
>
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:26:02 -0500, "Jeff Johnston"
> <jjohnstn@redhat.com> said:
>   
> > Heiko wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I use some functions from "\newlib\libc\time\mktime.c" and
> > > "\newlib\libc\time\mktm_r.c"
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me, which copyrights/licenses I must copy to my
> > > src/documentation? Must I copy the whole COPYING.NEWLIB or is it enough
> > > to copy the licenses which are relevant for the used functions? 
> > > But then I must know, which licenses is relevant for the respective
> > > functions.
> > >
> > > Thanks ans wbr
> > > Heiko
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > You only need licences relative to the code you have chosen to
> > use/modify.
> >
> > You should keep the source headers in the code and add whatever 
> > modification message you want
> > for any changes you make.
> >
> > Newlib originated at Cygnus Solutions and was shipped as part of 
> > embedded tool sets.  The files you mention  were originally 
> > added/created before my time at Cygnus Solutions and do not have 
> > specific licences in them.  Normally, files without licences originally 
> > added in the early Cygnus days (see the earliest ChangeLog entry) are 
> > assumed to be Cygnus and now owned by Red Hat, which is the first 
> > licence in COPYING.NEWLIB.  In this case we are given the authors.  The 
> > Arthur David Olson tz code referred to by mktm_r.c is mentioned on the 
> > net as public domain.  G. Haley (author of mktime.c) is Graham Haley and 
> > his contribution to Cygnus is noted in the libc documentation so you 
> > will need the Red Hat licence.
> >
> > -- Jeff J.
> >     
>
>