RE: [PATCH] Xilinx : Framebuffer Driver: Add PLB support (non-DCR)

[John Linn <John.Linn@xilinx.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale Farnsworth [mailto:dale@farnsworth.org] =

> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:36 AM
> To: John Linn; linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Xilinx : Framebuffer Driver: Add PLB =

> support (non-DCR)
> =

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stephen Rothwell [mailto:sfr@canb.auug.org.au] =

> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 7:52 PM
> > > To: John Linn
> > > Cc: grant.likely@secretlab.ca; jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com; =

> > > linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org; =

> > > linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; =

> > > akonovalov@ru.mvista.com; adaplas@gmail.com; Suneel =

> Garapati; Suneel
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Xilinx : Framebuffer Driver: Add PLB =

> > > support (non-DCR)
> > > =

> > > Hi John,
> > > =

> > > On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:11:25 -0600 John Linn =

> > > <john.linn@xilinx.com> wrote:
> > > >
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> > > This changes the license for this file (from "GPLv2" to "GPLv2 or
> > > later").  Have you asked the other copyright owners about that?
> > =

> > Andrei was copied on the patch, we'll see if he has any =

> thoughts about
> > it. =

> =

> Although I work for MontaVista, I don't speak for them on =

> licensing issues.
> =

> In my opinion, unless someone can come up with a compelling reason
> for changing the license terms of a file, they shouldn't be changed.
> MontaVista made a deliberate, considered decision to license that file
> under GPLv2 and not "GPLv2 or later".  Those who use and distribute
> modifications to GPLv2 licensed work need to respect the license.

Thanks Dale, we agree, Grant said the same thing. I'll fix that when I
respin the patch.

-- John

> =

> -Dale
> =

> =


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