Hi Joerg,
Joerg Mayer wrote:
> Samba's svn has made the switch from GPLv2 to GPLv3. While I don't see
> any problem in including a GPLv3 tool (pidl) into the Wireshark repository
> I have a question regarding the license of the generated dissectors. So
> far the generated dissectors don't contain a license statement (nor a
> copyright statement), nor does the README accompanying the tool. So my
> question is: Can we still use the pidl tool from Samba to generate
> source files for Wireshark?
The generated dissectors are yours to license, just like the output of any other
compiler. However, since the generated code uses wireshark utility functions
a lot, the only practical license would be a license compatible with the
wireshark license.
If you like, I think we can add a clarification to the pidl output files
stating that we do not consider them derived works of pidl.
Cheers,
Jelmer
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