Re: Saving packets with libpcap in PCAPNG format

[Francois-Xavier Le Bail via tcpdump-workers <tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org>]

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> From: Francois-Xavier Le Bail <devel.fx.lebail () orange fr>
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> Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:15:31 +0100
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> On 20/11/2021 20:55, Guy Harris wrote:
> > On Nov 20, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Francois-Xavier Le Bail via tcpdump-workers <tcpdump-workers () lists tcpdump org> 
> > wrote:
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> > > It's seems that Apple has changed their license to: "License: BSD."
> > >
> > > See:
> > > https://opensource.apple.com/source/libpcap/libpcap-98.40.1/libpcap/LICENSE.auto.html
> > > or
> > > https://opensource.apple.com/source/tcpdump/tcpdump-100.100.2/tcpdump/LICENSE.auto.html
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> > That's just the LICENSE file that comes with the libpcap release.
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> > However, the code to read pcapng files:
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> >       https://opensource.apple.com/source/libpcap/libpcap-98.40.1/libpcap/pcapng.c.auto.html
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> > is still licensed under the APSL:
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> >       https://opensource.apple.com/apsl/
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> > which contains the word "patent" in a number of locations, including:
> >
> >       12.     Termination.
> >
> >       12.1    Termination.  This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate:
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> >       (a)     automatically without notice from Apple if You fail to comply with any term(s) of this License and fail 
> > to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of such breach;
> >       (b)     immediately in the event of the circumstances described in Section 13.5(b); or
> >       (c)     automatically without notice from Apple if You, at any time during the term of this License, commence 
> > an action for patent infringement against Apple; provided that Apple did not first commence an action for patent 
> > infringement against You in that instance.
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> Hello Guy,
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> You are right, I miss that.
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> Hello Rui Paulo,
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> Could you ask to Apple management it they can change the license for libpcap (and tcpdump) to BSD, to help some work on 
> pcapng support?
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> Greetings
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