[PATCH 00/27] ARM: mvebu: armada-*: Relicense the device tree under GPLv2+/X11

Imre Kaloz
2014-12-15T19:10:00Z

On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:07:52 -0800, Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net> wrote:

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> I like the X11 license, much more liberal than the BSD I had been
> thinking of.
>
> What were the reasons for changing GPLv2 -> GPLv2+? Why not preserve
> the author's intent re GPL and do:
>
> GPLv2 -> GPLv2/X11
> GPLv2+ -> GPLv2+/X11
>
> Please note: I have no interest is a flame war re GPLv2/GPLv3. No ones
> minds are going to be changed at this point. I'm simply looking to stay
> closer to the author's intentions and extend the usefulness of the DT
> tree.

Why not simply ISC it? Wouldn't it be better than dual-licensing?

Imre