Re: [PATCH 0/2] update ocrdma to dual license

[Doug Ledford <dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

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On 07/31/2015 10:31 AM, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jul 2015, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> 
>> So how about someone tells OFED to stop trying to enforce this BS?
>>
>> This just confirms my byass that Open-Fabrics Alliance are a bunch of
>> idiots making life hard, similar to all their horrible OFED driver
>> distributions that crated a total mess for everyone involved.
> 
> There are a number of commmits already that change the license. Lets
> revert these:

Everyone on that Cc: list (and I note in particular that your name is
*not* on that list) has been contacted and gave permission to
Avagotech/Emulex to go ahead and change the copyright on the code.  As
such, it is their *right* to make that change if they see fit.  There
will be no revert, period.

> commit b8f5595eb96c9fce1c907d13e89581e5061edf2e
> Author: Devesh Sharma <devesh.sharma-1wcpHE2jlwO1Z/+hSey0Gg@public.gmane.org>
> Date:   Fri Jul 24 05:04:00 2015 +0530
> 
>     RDMA/ocrdma: update ocrdma module license string
> 
>     Change module_license from "GPL" to "Dual BSD/GPL"
> 
>     Cc: Tejun Heo <tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Roland Dreier <roland-BHEL68pLQRGGvPXPguhicg@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Colin Ian King <colin.king-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei-zrsr2BFq86L20UzCJQGyNP8+0UxHXcjY@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Moni Shoua <monis-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <linux-qQsb+v5E8BnlAoU/VqSP6n9LOBIZ5rWg@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Li RongQing <roy.qing.li-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Devendra Naga <devendra.aaru-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Signed-off-by: Devesh Sharma <devesh.sharma-1wcpHE2jlwO1Z/+hSey0Gg@public.gmane.org>
>     Signed-off-by: Doug Ledford <dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> 
> commit 71ee67306ecbdfc0c94ed93c77ff99d29e961d69
> Author: Devesh Sharma <devesh.sharma-1wcpHE2jlwO1Z/+hSey0Gg@public.gmane.org>
> Date:   Fri Jul 24 05:03:59 2015 +0530
> 
>     RDMA/ocrdma: update ocrdma license to dual-license
> 
>     Change of license from GPLv2 to dual-license (GPLv2 and BSD 2-Clause)
> 
>     All contributors were contacted off-list and permission to make this
>     change was received.  The complete list of contributors are Cc:ed here.
> 
>     Cc: Tejun Heo <tj-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst-BthXqXjhjHXQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Roland Dreier <roland-BHEL68pLQRGGvPXPguhicg@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Colin Ian King <colin.king-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei-zrsr2BFq86L20UzCJQGyNP8+0UxHXcjY@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Moni Shoua <monis-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <linux-qQsb+v5E8BnlAoU/VqSP6n9LOBIZ5rWg@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Li RongQing <roy.qing.li-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Cc: Devendra Naga <devendra.aaru-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>     Signed-off-by: Devesh Sharma <devesh.sharma-1wcpHE2jlwO1Z/+hSey0Gg@public.gmane.org>
>     Signed-off-by: Doug Ledford <dledford-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> 
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