The original Xinerama implementation from DEC contained a license notice which prohibited redistribution without written permission from DEC. When preparing the X11R6.5.1 release, Compaq agreed to relicense the code under their normal X open source license terms, and the X11R6.5.1 files were updated accordingly. This change does not seem to have propogated into XFree86, and in turn, is not present in the current XORG-RELEASE-1 branch, while it is present in the HEAD branch. In the original request from Compaq a number of files in the xc/programs/Xserver/pandix directory were identified - in the new tree the pandix files are now merged into the dix directory and should presumably be updated appropriately as well. The relicensing message from Compaq's X.org representative at the time stated: It has been brought to our attention that the copyright notice on the Xinerama files shipped as part of X11R6.4 is incorrect. These files were inadvertently shipped from TOG with our sourcekit copyright notice instead of the notice we normally append to donated source. The files containing the incorrect copyright notices are: ./lib/Xext/XPanoramiX.c ./include/extensions/panoramiX.h ./include/extensions/panoramiXext.h ./include/extensions/panoramiXproto.h ./programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiX.c ./programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiXSwap.c ./programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiXprocs.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/dispatch.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/dixfont.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/events.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/main.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/resource.c ./programs/Xserver/pandix/window.c ./programs/Xserver/panmi/miexpose.c ./programs/Xserver/panmi/mivaltree.c In addition, the following file was found to have no Digital Equipment copyright notice in it. ./programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiXstubs.c Finally, the following file was found to have incorrect copyright dates: ./programs/Xserver/panmi/miregion.c We request that you take the following actions before shipping this code. 1. On the first set of files, please remove the copyright header which reads: /**************************************************************** * * * Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1991, 1997 * * * * All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under * * the copyright laws of the United States. * * * * The software contained on this media is proprietary to * * and embodies the confidential technology of Digital * * Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, duplication or * * dissemination of the software and media is authorized only * * pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment * * Corporation. * * * * RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use, duplication, or disclosure * * by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set * * forth in Subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of DFARS 252.227-7013, * * or in FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. * * * *****************************************************************/ In it's place, please insert the following: /***************************************************************** Copyright (c) 1991, 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the \""Software\""), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \""AS IS\"", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Except as contained in this notice, the name of Digital Equipment Corporation shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from Digital Equipment Corporation. ******************************************************************/ 2. Please insert this new copyright notice into the file ./programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiXstubs.c after the line which reads: /* $TOG: panoramiXstubs.c /main/3 1997/10/30 16:04:17 kaleb $ */ 3. On the file ./programs/Xserver/panmi/miregion.c, please update the Digital Equipment copyright dates to include 1991 and 1997.
License updates committed to XORG-CURRENT branch: 24. Update license for Xinerama code from DEC to the version requested by Compaq for X11R6.5.1 that allows redistribution without written permission from DEC. Originally X.org Defect #9263. freedesktop.org bugzilla #283. (Alan Coopersmith) CVS: Modified Files: CVS: Tag: XORG-CURRENT CVS: programs/Xserver/Xext/xinerama.h CVS: programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiX.h CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/dispatch.c programs/Xserver/dix/main.c CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/window.c programs/Xserver/dix/dixfonts.c CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/events.c programs/Xserver/dix/resource.c CVS: programs/Xserver/hw/darwin/quartz_1.3/rootlessValTree.c CVS: programs/Xserver/mi/miregion.c programs/Xserver/mi/mivaltree.c CVS: programs/Xserver/miext/rootless/rootlessValTree.c CVS: CHANGELOG-CURRENT
Committed fix to XORG-RELEASE-1 branch: 22. Update license for Xinerama code from DEC to the version requested by Compaq for X11R6.5.1 that allows redistribution without written permission from DEC. Originally X.org Defect #9263. freedesktop.org bugzilla #283. (Alan Coopersmith) CVS: Modified Files: CVS: Tag: XORG-RELEASE-1 CVS: CHANGELOG-RELEASE-1 programs/Xserver/Xext/panoramiX.h CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/dispatch.c programs/Xserver/dix/main.c CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/window.c programs/Xserver/dix/dixfonts.c CVS: programs/Xserver/dix/events.c programs/Xserver/dix/resource.c CVS: programs/Xserver/hw/darwin/quartz_1.3/rootlessValTree.c CVS: programs/Xserver/mi/miexpose.c programs/Xserver/mi/miregion.c CVS: programs/Xserver/mi/mivaltree.c CVS: programs/Xserver/miext/rootless/rootlessValTree.c
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