From: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
To: Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux-lFZ/pmaqli7XmaaqVzeoHQ@public.gmane.org>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>,
Hans de Goede <hdegoede-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
khilman-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
Karsten Merker <merker-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Olof Johansson <olof-nZhT3qVonbNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org>,
linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Formal license ambiguity in arch/arm/boot/dts/sun?i-a*.dts
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:51:16 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140902125116.GW15297@lukather> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5405B986.2080407-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
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On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 02:35:18PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > So I guess like Chen-Yu suggested that we should change the license of
> > the DTSI first, and then the DTS. Otherwise, it wouldn't work very
> > well, I guess you can't really relicense a GPL-only file.
>
> IANAL, but mixing MIT (which I suggest use as the other license) and GPL
> files in one binary (the generated dtb file) is fine AFAIK, this happens
> all the time. The resulting binary is simple GPL licensed. So it would
> make sense to start with dual licensing new boards right away even before
> the dtsi has been relicensed. It won't make any practical difference
> until the dtsi is relicensed, but it means less work later on.
So you're allowed to licence derivative work of a GPL-licenced file
under both the GPL and another licence?
And as far as MIT vs BSD is concerned, I don't really have an
opinion. Arnd? Russell?
--
Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-31 19:20 Formal license ambiguity in arch/arm/boot/dts/sun?i-a*.dts Karsten Merker
[not found] ` <20140731192016.GA6869-Hlt6eto4P0pdWf7zwHaZWbNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-03 13:04 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-08-03 17:59 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201408031959.27607.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-04 19:25 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-08-04 21:23 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
[not found] ` <20140804212317.GL30282-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-05 8:06 ` Arnd Bergmann
2014-08-07 13:20 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-09-02 10:22 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-09-02 10:40 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
[not found] ` <20140902104002.GN30401-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-02 11:54 ` Chen-Yu Tsai
2014-09-02 12:27 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-09-02 12:35 ` Hans de Goede
[not found] ` <5405B986.2080407-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-02 12:51 ` Maxime Ripard [this message]
2014-09-02 13:02 ` Arnd Bergmann
2014-09-02 13:37 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
[not found] ` <20140902133713.GR30401-l+eeeJia6m9vn6HldHNs0ANdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-02 16:52 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-09-02 14:42 ` Hans de Goede
[not found] ` <5405D74B.8090409-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-02 15:18 ` Maxime Ripard
2014-09-02 16:24 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-08-05 8:01 ` Hans de Goede
2014-08-05 8:02 ` Hans de Goede
2014-08-03 20:41 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
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