strncpy (was Re: samba 3.0.22 / 3.0.23)

[David Collier-Brown]

Is it ok if I say:
*
  * strlcpy -- An early strlcpy/strlcat implementation.
  *
  *   Copyright (C) 2004  David Collier-Brown, davecb at spamcop.net
  *   This program is released under the BSD and LGPL licenses, so as
  *   to be usable in Samba's nsswitch/pam_winbind, etc.
  */


simo wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 08:58 -0700, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> 
> 
>>strlcat in Samba is probably in a GPL licensed file. pam_winbind
>>and others must be BSD licensed for inclusing in proprietary
>>software. That's why strncat is being used here. To change it
>>you'll have to move a version of strlcat into the BSD licensed
>>files.
> 
> 
> Except for pam_winbind most of our NSS files are GNU LGPL licensed, but
> this does not change the fact the you can't use samba's GNU GPLed code
> in these modules to keep the LGPL license.
> 
> We must release these files as LGPL because these modules link at
> runtime with proprietary libc libraries on respective OSs, and
> potentially proprietary apps on top of it.
> 
> Simo.
> 

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