| Summary: | dev-util/pahole: uncertain license of hash.h | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Kristian Fiskerstrand (RETIRED) <k_f> |
| Component: | Current packages | Assignee: | Matthias Schwarzott <zzam> |
| Status: | CONFIRMED --- | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | licenses |
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| URL: | https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=919356 | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
|
Description
Kristian Fiskerstrand (RETIRED)
2019-02-09 21:01:39 UTC
That same hash.h is also part of fio, and the original commit there has a Signed-off-by line: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/fio.git/commit/hash.h?id=bdc7211e190482f0c17c109a0d90834a6611be1c Also Debian themselves say that it is GPL-2+ (and copyrighted by William Lee Irwin III): https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/f/fio/fio_3.12-2_copyright https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2019/02/msg00005.html : > It was [pointed out] by one of our license group that [hash.h] is the > same that has a GPL-2+ in [fio] which has a signed-off-by. > > References: > [pointed out] > https://bugs.gentoo.org/677586#c1 > > [hash.h] > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/fio.git/commit/hash.h?id=bdc7211e190482f0c17c109a0d90834a6611be1c Yes, the Signed-off-by is from Jens Axboe (in CC) but he's not the original author, I guess he just copied the file as Arnaldo did. The file he committed has not any reference to the license. > [fio] > https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/f/fio/fio_3.12-2_copyright I'm afraid that this entry in wrong. I'll seek confirmation with Martin Steigerwald. Regards, Domenico |