From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oliver Hartkopp Subject: Re: [PATCH] can: add explicit copyright to header can/netlink.h Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 12:23:36 +0200 Message-ID: <522AFEA8.3020303@hartkopp.net> References: <1378477811-3606-1-git-send-email-mkl@pengutronix.de> <20130906193744.GV24802@pengutronix.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mo-p00-ob.rzone.de ([81.169.146.160]:23161 "EHLO mo-p00-ob.rzone.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750979Ab3IGKXj (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Sep 2013 06:23:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20130906193744.GV24802@pengutronix.de> Sender: linux-can-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Uwe_Kleine-K=F6nig?= , Wolfgang Grandegger Cc: Marc Kleine-Budde , linux-can@vger.kernel.org, kernel@pengutronix.de On 06.09.2013 21:37, Uwe Kleine-K=F6nig wrote: >>> 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.=20 > This is what the headers by Volkswagen are using, but it's only a > suggestion. So it's up to you. >=20 Yep. To make clear that the CAN data structures should not be limited to be = used in GPL code, this sentence has been added. E.g. to allow to implement a similar programming API for BSD, QNX or wh= atever which are obviously not GPL ... Don't know if this it suitable for the netlink stuff anyway. Best regards, Oliver