From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Ball Subject: Re: Licensing problem in drivers/mmc/card/block.c Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:04:18 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from void.printf.net ([89.145.121.20]:45385 "EHLO void.printf.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756748Ab1IJDEf (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Sep 2011 23:04:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Alexey Zaytsev's message of "Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:48:28 +0300") Sender: linux-mmc-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org To: Alexey Zaytsev Cc: linux-mmc@vger.kernel.org, Pierre Ossman Hi, On Fri, Sep 09 2011, Alexey Zaytsev wrote: > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but It seems that additional > restrictions are imposed on the distribution of the code here [..] I think you're wrong, because in this case the request is not an *additional* restriction -- GPLv2 section 1 already demands that you "keep intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty", which is exactly what's being demanded by the text you quoted. So it's not an additional restriction, it's just a reminder that you have to follow the existing restriction of GPLv2 section 1 when redistributing. Thanks, - Chris. -- Chris Ball One Laptop Per Child