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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Removal of reedsolomon code

From: Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:20:46 -0500
Good catch, thanks. Fixed in g7878878

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Alexis La Goutte
<alexis.lagoutte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 1bbe5cf by Evan Huus (eapache@...):
>
>     Add correct license headers for reedsolomon code.
>
>     I got in contact with the original author (thanks to Didier for digging
> up his
>     current email address) and verified that we could license this under the
> GPLv2+.
>
>     Licensecheck finally passes!
>
>     Change-Id: I6660ef9a961626bbc4dad53e8bf767b5b9e0b3fa
>     Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/183
>     Reviewed-by: Evan Huus <eapache@...>
>
>
> Nice work ! ;-)
> But there is no a new issue with epan/wslua/wslua_strict.c...
>
> Using base directory: /home/wireshark/builders/trunk/ubuntu1204x64/build
> Checking: /home/wireshark/builders/trunk/ubuntu1204x64/build
>
> 'epan/wslua/wslua_struct.c' has non-whitelisted license 'UNKNOWN'
>
> FAILED
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Ah, the email in the source file was dead so I gave up, but that looks
>> like the same person, I will try contacting him.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Evan
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Didier <dgautheron@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:07:15 -0500, Evan Huus wrote
>> >> As per my previous emails, the only questionably-licensed code we
>> >> have left is the reed-solomon implementation. It is used only in
>> >> packet-dcp-etsi.c.
>> >>
>> >> I have failed to find any other suitably-licensed reed-solomon
>> >> implementations, and don't have time to write one myself. As such I
>> >> think our best course of option is to remove the current code and
>> >> disable that feature in the DCP-ETSI dissector.
>> >>
>> >> I will submit a change to that effect shortly unless there are
>> >> objections.
>> >>
>> > Did you try to contact Phil Karn? This stuff seems to be in linux kernel
>> > and I
>> > doubt it's GPL1, moreover he has LGPL code at http://www.ka9q.net/
>> >
>> > Didier
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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