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Re: new interface card for wireshark


From: Michael Richardson <mcr () sandelman ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:52:08 -0500


"Guy" == Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu> writes:
    Guy> libpcap (and tcpdump) are under a BSD license - it's currently
    Guy> mostly the 4-clause BSD license, which is considered
    Guy> incompatible with the GPL:

    Guy>        http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#OrigBSD

    Guy> Even if it were converted to the 3-clause BSD license, it might
    Guy> be better if the libpcap changes were BSD-licensed - Michael?

yes, that would be best.
We do need to figure out how to move to 3-clause license.

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