Re: [net-next PATCH v3 05/11] net: pcs: lynx: Convert to an MDIO driver

Andrew Lunn
2025-05-07T00:19:44Z

> > You will need to explain that better, because what I see is that the
> > "BSD-3-Clause" portion of the license has disappeared and that applies
> > file-wide, not just to your contribution.
>
> But I also have the option to just use the GPL-2.0+ license. When you
> have an SPDX like (GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause) that means the authors gave
> permission to relicense it as
>
> - BSD-3-Clause
> - GPL-2.0+
> - GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause
> - GPL-2.0
> - GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
> - GPL-3.0
> - GPL-3.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
> - GPL-4.0 (if it ever happens)
>
> I want my contributions to remain free software, so I don't want to
> allow someone to take the BSD-3-Clause option (without the GPL).

Please can you give us a summary of the licenses of this file over its
complete history. Maybe it started out as GPL, and somebody wanted
their parts to be under BSD, and so added the BSD parts?

Andrew