Describe requirements for contributions to hostap.git
This provides explicit description of requirements for contributions that have been assumed and less formally confirmed in the past.
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Contributions to hostap.git
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This software is distributed under a permissive open source license to
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allow it to be used in any projects, whether open source or proprietary.
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Contributions to the project are welcome and it is important to maintain
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clear record of contributions and terms under which they are licensed.
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To help with this, following procedure is used to allow acceptance and
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recording of the terms.
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These terms are similar to the process used in Linux kernel development.
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The items (a) through (d) are identical to the Developer's Certificate
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of Origin 1.1. To enable cleaner licensing option to be provided in the
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future, an additional item (e) is included.
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In case of most files in hostap.git, "under the open source license
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indicated in the file" means that the contribution is licensed both
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under GPL v2 and modified BSD license (see below) and the choice between
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these licenses is given to anyone who redistributes or uses the
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software. As such, the contribution has to be licensed under both
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options to allow this choice.
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The additional item (e) is used to collect explicit approval to license
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the contribution with only the modified BSD license (see below), i.e.,
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without the GPL v2 option. This is done to allow simpler licensing terms
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to be used in the future. It should be noted that the modified BSD
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license is compatible with GNU GPL and as such, this possible move to
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simpler licensing option does not prevent use of this software in
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GPL projects.
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By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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(a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
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have the right to submit it under the open source license
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indicated in the file; or
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(b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
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of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
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license and I have the right under that license to submit that
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work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
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by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
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permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
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in the file; or
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(c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
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person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
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it.
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(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
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are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
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personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
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maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
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this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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Additionally, I certify that:
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(e) The contribution can be licensed under the modified BSD license
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as shown below even in case of files that are currently licensed
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under other terms.
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To indicate your acceptance of these terms, please add the following
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line to each contribution you make to the project:
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Signed-hostap: Your Name <your@email.example.org>
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using your real name. Pseudonyms or anonymous contributions cannot
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unfortunately be accepted.
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Modified BSD license (no advertisement clause):
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Copyright (c) 2002-2011, Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> and contributors
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All Rights Reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
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met:
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1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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3. Neither the name(s) of the above-listed copyright holder(s) nor the
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names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
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derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ These programs are dual-licensed under both the GPL version 2 and BSD
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license (the one with advertisement clause removed). Either license
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license (the one with advertisement clause removed). Either license
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may be used at your option.
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may be used at your option.
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If you are submitting changes to the project, please see CONTRIBUTIONS
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file for more instructions.
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This package may include either wpa_supplicant, hostapd, or both. See
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This package may include either wpa_supplicant, hostapd, or both. See
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README file respective subdirectories (wpa_supplicant/README or
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README file respective subdirectories (wpa_supplicant/README or
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