ALtivec Libc

[David O'Brien]

On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 01:47:52PM +0100, Matt Sealey wrote:
> We have a developer working with us on AltiVec optimised
> libc functions for GNU libc and Linux. He is willing to
> license them under a BSD license and so on for inclusion
> into other operating system libraries without "tainting"
> BSD with GPL code

That is great!

> Who would it be who is "in charge" of this

This list, is the best place to post information about the functions.

> and exactly how would they prefer it to be licensed?

BSD 2-clause licensed.

    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

BSD 3-clause is next in preference:

    Neither the name of the <CONTRIBUTOR> nor the names of its contributors
    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
    without specific prior written permission.

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