[Linux-cluster] [Openais] packet dissectors for totempg, cman, clvmd, rgmanager, cpg,

[Jan Friesse]

Masatake,

Masatake YAMATO napsal(a):
> I'd like to your advice more detail seriously.
> I've been developing this code for three years.
> I don't want to make this code garbage.
> 
>> Masatake,
>> I'm pretty sure that biggest problem of your code was that it was
>> licensed under BSD (three clause, same as Corosync has)
>> license. Wireshark is licensed under GPL and even I like BSD licenses
>> much more, I would recommend you to try to relicense code under GPL
>> and send them this code.
>>
>> Regards,
>>   Honza
> 
> I got the similar comment from wireshark developer.
> 
> Please, read the discussion:
> 	https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3232
> 
> 

I've read that thread long time before I've sent previous mail, so thats 
reason why I think that Wireshark developers just feel MUCH more 
comfortable with GPL and thats reason why they just ignoring it.

> In my understanding there is no legal problem in putting 3-clause BSD
> code into GPL code.  Acutally wireshark includes some 3-clause BSD
> code:
> 

Actually there is really not. BSD to GPL works without problem, but many 
people just don't know it...

> epan/dissectors/packet-radiotap-defs.h:
> /*-
>  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 David Young.  All rights reserved.
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> 
> I'd like to separate the legal issue and preference. 
> I think I understand the importance of preference of upstream 
> developers. However, I'd like to clear the legal 
> issue first.
> 

Legally it's ok. But as you said, developers preference are different. 
And because you are trying to change THEIR code it's sometimes better to 
play they rules.

> 
> I can image there are people who prefer to GPL as the license covering
> their software. But here I've taken some corosync code in my
> dissector. It is essential part of my dissector. And corosync is

^^^ This may be problem. Question is how big is that part and if it can 
be possible to make exception there. Can you point that code?

Steve, we were able to relicense HUGE portion of code in case of libqb, 
are we able to make the same for Wireshark dissector?

> licensed in 3-clause BSD, as you know. I'd like to change the license
> to merge my code to upstream project. I cannot do it in this context.
> 
> See https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3232#c13
> 
> Thank you.

Regards,
   Honza