From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCNUhGIzFRTEAbKEI=?= Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] CAN: Add virtual CAN netdevice driver Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:26:31 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <20070925.222631.116063075.yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> References: <20070925122029.15989.0@janus.isnogud.escape.de> <20070925122244.15989.5@janus.isnogud.escape.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net, kaber@trash.net, joe@perches.com, tglx@linutronix.de, oliver@hartkopp.net, oliver.hartkopp@volkswagen.de, urs.thuermann@volkswagen.de, yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org To: urs@isnogud.escape.de Return-path: Received: from yue.linux-ipv6.org ([203.178.140.15]:45989 "EHLO yue.st-paulia.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750721AbXIYNYy (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:24:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20070925122244.15989.5@janus.isnogud.escape.de> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hello. In article <20070925122244.15989.5@janus.isnogud.escape.de> (at Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:20:34 +0200), Urs Thuermann says: > Index: net-2.6.24/drivers/net/can/vcan.c > =================================================================== > --- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 > +++ net-2.6.24/drivers/net/can/vcan.c 2007-09-25 13:32:23.000000000 +0200 > @@ -0,0 +1,208 @@ > +/* > + * vcan.c - Virtual CAN interface > + * > + * Copyright (c) 2002-2007 Volkswagen Group Electronic Research > + * All rights reserved. > + * > + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions > + * are met: > + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > + * notice, this list of conditions, the following disclaimer and > + * the referenced file 'COPYING'. > + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright > + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the > + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. > + * 3. Neither the name of Volkswagen nor the names of its contributors > + * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software > + * without specific prior written permission. > + * > + * Alternatively, provided that this notice is retained in full, this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > + * software may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General > + * Public License ("GPL") version 2 as distributed in the 'COPYING' > + * file from the main directory of the linux kernel source. > + * > + * The provided data structures and external interfaces from this code > + * are not restricted to be used by modules with a GPL compatible license. > + * > + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS > + * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT > + * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR > + * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT > + * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, > + * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT > + * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, > + * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY > + * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT > + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE > + * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > + * DAMAGE. > + * > + * Send feedback to > + * > + */ I'm not a lawyer, but the following lines: | + * Alternatively, provided that this notice is retained in full, this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | + * software may be distributed under the terms of the GNU General | + * Public License ("GPL") version 2 as distributed in the 'COPYING' | + * file from the main directory of the linux kernel source. make this whole licence imcompatible with GPL. I do think you need to allow people to select GPLv2 only. --yoshfuji