From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from VA3EHSOBE002.bigfish.com (va3ehsobe002.messaging.microsoft.com [216.32.180.12]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6A99DDDF9 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:54:14 +1000 (EST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: RE: [PATCH] Xilinx : Framebuffer Driver: Add PLB support (non-DCR) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:38:53 -0600 In-Reply-To: References: <20090408211521.D0EF411B8054@mail214-sin.bigfish.com><20090409115147.5059493f.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> From: John Linn To: "Dale Farnsworth" , Message-ID: <20090409153855.1868F14D80AE@mail79-va3.bigfish.com> List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > -----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 = > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > * 2002-2007 (c) MontaVista Software, Inc. > > > > * 2007 (c) Secret Lab Technologies, Ltd. > > > > + * 2009 (c) Xilinx Inc. > > > > * > > > > - * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU = > > > General Public License > > > > - * version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without = > > > any warranty of any > > > > - * kind, whether express or implied. > > > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it > > > > + * and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public > > > > + * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; > > > > + * either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any > > > > + * later version. > > > > + * > > > > + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public > > > > + * License along with this program; if not, write to the Free > > > > + * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA > > > > + * 02139, USA. > > > = > > > 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 > = > = This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the named r= ecipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be proprietary= , privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intend= ed recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this email message or any attac= hments. Delete this email message and any attachments immediately.