Re: GFDL issue in Documentation/DocBook/scsidrivers.tmpl

Douglas Gilbert
2003-08-11T11:56:03Z

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Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> As discussed in the thread at
> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0306.1/1928.html
> we agreed that GFDL is not an acceptable license for documentation
> in the kernel tree, but file in subject still comes under that
> license.
>
> Douglas, any chance you could relicense it under something
> GPL-compatible? It probably wants folding into scsi_mid_low_api.txt
> anyway..

Is the attached preferable?
[Switch GFDL to GPL]

Doug Gilbert

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--- linux/Documentation/DocBook/scsidrivers.tmpl 2003-01-09 22:09:24.000000000 +1000
+++ linux/Documentation/DocBook/scsidrivers.tmpl260t3gpl 2003-08-11 08:50:09.000000000 +1000
@@ -16,20 +16,40 @@
</affiliation>
</author>
</authorgroup>
- <pubdate>2002-04-27</pubdate>
+ <pubdate>2003-08-11</pubdate>

<copyright>
<year>2002</year>
+ <year>2003</year>
<holder>Douglas Gilbert</holder>
</copyright>
+
<legalnotice>

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