[7297] in SIPB bug reports
Re: Commercial use of code from the sipb locker
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Hawkinson)
Wed Jun 9 10:01:28 1999
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:01:18 -0400 (EDT)
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From: John Hawkinson <jhawk@MIT.EDU>
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From: Chuck_Bueche@Dell.com
To: jhawk@MIT.EDU
Subject: RE: Commercial use of code from the sipb locker
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 07:53:11 -0500
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Thank you for your prompt response. I was specifically looking at the
"fingerprint" directory, and have found a solution to my situation.
Chuck Bueche
Sr. Software Engineer
Dell Computer Corporation
(512) 723-6937
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hawkinson [SMTP:jhawk@MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 12:12 PM
> To: Chuck_Bueche@exchange.dell.com
> Cc: bug-sipb@MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: Commercial use of code from the sipb locker
>
> >I'm looking for a quick source for a public-domain CRC algorithm, with
> >source code. We (Dell Computer Corporation) need rights to modify the
> code
> >and use it in our factory process, as well as license it to external
> service
> >vendors. This is not necessarily for public distribution, although the
> >ability to do that in the future would be good to have.
> >
> >What are the restrictions on the code in the sipb locker, as they pertain
> to
> >this situation?
>
> There's a variety of different software in the sipb locker with
> different restrictions on it, in general dictated by the author or
> packager. In most cases this should be evident from the documentation
> and/or source tree.
>
> Could you give a more-specific pointer to what piece of software you
> were looking at?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --jhawk
