Re: initdb copyright notice - Mailing list pgsql-patches

I have grabbed code from NetBSD before, and I just mention that fact at
the top of the file.  There is no need to repeat their license as it is
the same as our license.

I just added the last line:

 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 * Portions taken from FreeBSD.

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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> I wrote:
>
> > Rod Taylor wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 14:11, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Neil Conway asked me if we need a copyright notice to cover the code I
> >>> borrowed from FreeBSD in initdb.c. I wasn't sure, but in case we do
> >>> here
> >>> is a patch to include it.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Unless I'm mistaken, all of the FreeBSD code is under the 3 clause
> >> license.
> >>
> >> However, the easiest way to find out is to look at the header of the
> >> files that you borrowed code from.
> >>
> >> We don't want the 4 clause unless necessary.
> >>
> >
> > I C&P'd this directly from the file in question:
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/bin/mkdir/mkdir.c?rev=1.27&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
> >
> >
> > Maybe the FreeBSD guys haven't updated all their notices correctly?
> > This notice has been unchanged in this file since 1994.
> >
> http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/license.html shows they are indeed out
> of date. Here's a patch with the advertising clause deleted from the notice.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
>

> Index: initdb.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.10
> diff -c -w -r1.10 initdb.c
> *** initdb.c    14 Nov 2003 18:32:34 -0000    1.10
> --- initdb.c    17 Nov 2003 19:43:22 -0000
> ***************
> *** 47,52 ****
> --- 47,85 ----
>    *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
>    */
>
> + /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +  * The following copyright notice applies to the portions of the code
> +  * borrowed from FreeBSD in the function mkdir_p():
> +  *
> +  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1992, 1993
> +  *    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
> +  *
> +  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> +  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
> +  * are met:
> +  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> +  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> +  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> +  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
> +  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> +  * 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
> +  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
> +  *    without specific prior written permission.
> +  *
> +  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
> +  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
> +  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
> +  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
> +  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
> +  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
> +  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
> +  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
> +  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
> +  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
> +  * SUCH DAMAGE.
> +  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> +  */
> +
>   #include "postgres_fe.h"
>
>   #include <dirent.h>

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