Re: License Problem? Was: [Wireshark-commits] rev 32785 ...

[Jakub Zawadzki <darkjames () darkjames ath cx>]

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:10:45AM +0200, Joerg Mayer wrote:
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 03:19:45PM +0000, morriss () wireshark org wrote:
> > http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=32785
> >
> > User: morriss
> > Date: 2010/05/13 08:19 AM
> >
> > Log:
> >  From Robert Hogan via https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4257 :
> >  
> >  Correctly decode and display the buffer address in SBA orders.
> >  
> >  
> >  Note: This includes a macro with a new license which is added to COPYING.
>
> This looks like the 4-clause BSD license to me, which is incompatible
> to the GPLv2+, or am I wrong?

Don't know if it helps, but google codesearch [1] found this macro under shorter licence:

/*
 * Modifications Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999,
 *  2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 by Paul Mattes.
 * Original X11 Port Copyright 1990 by Jeff Sparkes.
 *  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 *  documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
 *  provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
 *  both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
 *  supporting documentation.
 *
 * Copyright 1989 by Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA 30332.
 *  All Rights Reserved.  GTRC hereby grants public use of this software.
 *  Derivative works based on this software must incorporate this copyright
 *  notice.
 *
 * x3270, c3270, s3270 and tcl3270 are distributed in the hope that they will
 * be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the file LICENSE
 * for more details.
 */

[1] http://www.google.pl/codesearch?q=DECODE_BADDR
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