From: Pavel Machek on
Hi!

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpio_hw-7x30.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
> +/* Copyright (c) 2010, Code Aurora Forum. All rights reserved.
> + *
> + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
> + * met:
> + * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> + * * 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.
> + * * Neither the name of Code Aurora Forum, Inc. nor the names of its
> + * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
> + * from this software without specific prior written permission.

Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.

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From: Bryan Huntsman on
Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpio_hw-7x30.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
>> +/* Copyright (c) 2010, Code Aurora Forum. All rights reserved.
>> + *
>> + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>> + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
>> + * met:
>> + * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>> + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>> + * * 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.
>> + * * Neither the name of Code Aurora Forum, Inc. nor the names of its
>> + * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
>> + * from this software without specific prior written permission.
>
> Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
> so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.
>

This is a standard BSD-style license so it's compatible w/ the GPL. Thanks.

- Bryan

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From: Alan Cox on
> > Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
> > so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.
> >
>
> This is a standard BSD-style license so it's compatible w/ the GPL. Thanks.

The kernel requires GPL, and its much much easier for everyone to state
so explicitly to avoid future surprises (remember 4 clause BSD was once
thought GPL compatible even by the FSF...)

If you want to make it clear it's also available BSD licensed in this
form (at least until someone changes it) see the wording in files like
drivers/char/random.c

That usually keeps all the lawyers happy.

Alan
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From: Pavel Machek on
On Mon 2010-06-21 10:03:20, Bryan Huntsman wrote:
> Pavel Machek wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >>--- /dev/null
> >>+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/gpio_hw-7x30.h
> >>@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
> >>+/* Copyright (c) 2010, Code Aurora Forum. All rights reserved.
> >>+ *
> >>+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> >>+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
> >>+ * met:
> >>+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> >>+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> >>+ * * 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.
> >>+ * * Neither the name of Code Aurora Forum, Inc. nor the names of its
> >>+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
> >>+ * from this software without specific prior written permission.
> >
> >Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
> >so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.
> >
>
> This is a standard BSD-style license so it's compatible w/ the GPL.
> Thanks.

Not good enough for kernel. Stop trying to push this.
Pavel
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From: Bryan Huntsman on
Alan Cox wrote:
>>> Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
>>> so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.
>>>
>> This is a standard BSD-style license so it's compatible w/ the GPL. Thanks.
>
> The kernel requires GPL, and its much much easier for everyone to state
> so explicitly to avoid future surprises (remember 4 clause BSD was once
> thought GPL compatible even by the FSF...)
>
> If you want to make it clear it's also available BSD licensed in this
> form (at least until someone changes it) see the wording in files like
> drivers/char/random.c
>
> That usually keeps all the lawyers happy.
>
> Alan

Keeping the lawyers happy certainly has it's challenges. Is it uncommon
to use just a BSD-style license for headers? I understand that everyone
would prefer just GPL. I'm primarily curious about preserving BSD
licensing for headers under /include. A dual license would work, but
would it also be frowned upon to use just a 3-clause BSD license like we
have in this patch? Thanks.

- Bryan

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