UPnP in libpurple

[Evan Schoenberg]

On Jun 29, 2008, at 11:13 PM, John Bailey wrote:

> Evan Schoenberg wrote:
>>> Can we even use libnatpmp?  Its license requires attribution for all
>>> redistributions and modifications.
>>
>> Where do you see that?
>
> The license text I pasted came directly from natpmp.c in the  
> libnatpmp source
> tarball.


Indeed; I checked the same. I don't see how that license requires  
attributed for redistributions and modifications, though.

>> MiniUPnP is distributed with a 3-clause BSD license.
>
> It seemed to me from the thread's progression that miniupnp was not  
> the code we
> intended to use; this is why I was talking specifically about  
> libnatpmp.

*nod* I said this to lead into the next paragraph.  However, MiniUPnP  
may turn out to have a better UPnP implementation than we currently  
sport, as well.

>> libnatpmp, distributed at the same site by the same author, does not
>> include a LICENSE file.  I have emailed the author to inquire as to  
>> the
>> intended licensing and seek clarification.  I'll let the list know  
>> the
>> results.
>
> Sean replied to me off-list (I suspect he merely missed "reply all"-- 
> gmail
> *really* needs a reply-to-list button) and pointed out that the  
> license is the
> standard ISC license, which according to the FSF is definitely GPL- 
> compatible.
> I did not recognize the license text; this is why I questioned it.   
> Since it's a
> known compatible license, I have no issues with it now.

Excellent :)

Cheers,
Evan
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