[Libclc-dev] Patches for copyright clean up

[Tom Stellard via Libclc-dev]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 07:29:16PM +0200, Vedran Miletić via Libclc-dev wrote:
> On 09/28/2016 06:39 PM, Jan Vesely wrote:
> > On Wed, 2016-09-28 at 15:27 +0200, Vedran Miletić via Libclc-dev wrote:
> >> On 09/26/2016 07:24 PM, Tom Stellard via Libclc-dev wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I've submitting two changes to bring the project into compliance
> >>> with LLVM policy.
> >>> One to remove license headers from files: https://reviews.llvm.org/
> >>> D24929
> >>> and one to remove non-UIUC / non-MIT licensed code: https://reviews
> >>> .llvm.org/D24930
> >>> I'm hopeful we will be able to re-add the removed code, but I need
> >>> to get approval
> >>> from the LLVM foundation.
> >>>
> >>> Let me know if you have any questions.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Wouldn't it be better to seek approval to re-add removed code under a
> >> different license from copyright holders?
> >
> > Sun's copyright allows copying/modifying/distributing the code (see
> > e.g. erf.cl:28). So the problem is on LLVM side whether they accept
> > such code.
> >
> 
> I see I didn't say clearly what I meant, sorry.
> 
> LLVM has clarified what licenses they accept. My question is whether 
> Sun/Oracle could relicense their code under a license acceptable to LLVM.
> 

It seems unlikely we will be able to do this given that the code is 23
years old and Sun has been acquired by another company since then.

-Tom

> Regards,
> Vedran
> 
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> Vedran Miletić
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