Re: [PATCH] can: add explicit copyright to header can/netlink.h

["Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>]

Hello Wolfgang,

On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 05:48:06PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> Hi Marc and Uwe,
> 
> On Fri,  6 Sep 2013 16:30:11 +0200, Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
> wrote:
> > From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> > 
> > This file is copied to the source code of user space applications (in
> > this case can-utils) and so it makes sense to mention explicitly its
> > copyright. I added the terms of C code that was introduced in the same
> > commit as this header.
> > 
> > Cc: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
> > ---
> > Hello Wolfgang,
> > 
> > this is the remaining hunk from Uwe's patch that has not been Acked.
> > Continuing
> > with Uwe's words (adopted):
> > 
> > I think it is necessary to get the Ack of the people mentioned in
> > the Cc: commit footers. @Wolfgang: I added a statement
> > 
> >     The provided data structures and external interfaces from this code
> >     are not restricted to be used by software with a GPL compatible
> >     license.
> > 
> > similar to the other can headers. Does that suit you?
> 
> Is this the common phrase other public header files use as well?
> What's the motivation for that addition. Likely I might
> have missed some related discussion. 
This is what the headers by Volkswagen are using, but it's only a
suggestion. So it's up to you.

Best regards
Uwe
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Wolfgang.
> 

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