From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>,
linville@tuxdriver.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:29:05 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3208.1188408545@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:11:55 BST." <20070828171155.GC29343@infradead.org>
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:11:55 BST, Christoph Hellwig said:
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 12:00:50PM -0400, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > ath5k, license is GPLv2
> >
> > The files are available only under GPLv2 since now.
>
> Is this really a good idea? Most of the reverse-engineering was
> done by the OpenBSD folks, and it would certainly be helpful to
> work together with them on new hardware revisions, etc..
The heck with "good idea" - it's unclear to me if Jiri is even *allowed*
to remove the BSD/other license. Jiri can release *his* code as GPLv2
only, but I suspect the files as a whole really should be dual BSD/GPLv2,
due to the numerous other stakeholders in those files.
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[not found] ` <7515194658758617@pripojeni.net>
[not found] ` <7515194658758617-+5AFNAhbZwkm4RdzfppkhA@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-29 9:59 ` [PATCH 4/5] Net: ath5k, license is GPLv2 Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <1188381582.19891.6.camel-YfaajirXv214zXjbi5bjpg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-29 10:35 ` Jiri Slaby
2007-08-29 13:13 ` Xavier Bestel
2007-08-30 11:59 ` Johannes Berg
[not found] ` <20070828171155.GC29343@infradead.org>
2007-08-29 17:29 ` Valdis.Kletnieks [this message]
2007-08-29 18:01 ` Jon Smirl
2007-08-29 18:28 ` Alan Cox
[not found] ` <20070829192858.75aa6542-v58gJUvfdfWUJIigds3554dd74u8MsAO@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-29 19:33 ` Jon Smirl
[not found] ` <9e4733910708291233h3c4022a9n6e46733c5c50e222-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-29 19:37 ` Michael Buesch
2007-08-30 8:26 ` Jarek Poplawski
[not found] ` <20070830082652.GA2669-8HppEYmqbBCE+EvaaNYduQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-30 8:32 ` Jarek Poplawski
2007-08-29 19:45 ` Alan Cox
2007-08-30 13:45 ` Jarek Poplawski
2007-08-30 13:02 ` David Newall
[not found] ` <280951420471148977@pripojeni.net>
[not found] ` <20070828171330.GD29343@infradead.org>
2007-08-30 1:38 ` [PATCH 5/5] Net: ath5k, kconfig changes Nick Kossifidis
[not found] ` <40f31dec0708291838p5d33eb34p3b4432d9d270841a-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-30 12:35 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-08-30 12:36 ` John W. Linville
2007-08-30 22:18 ` Nick Kossifidis
[not found] ` <40f31dec0708301518u5ef32d13jfe1cce09656bf77d-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01 5:58 ` Nick Kossifidis
[not found] ` <20070830123609.GA5140-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-31 11:58 ` Dan Williams
[not found] ` <1188561531.2668.7.camel-xTRJqYXIWqq1Tluu+1bJKiZi+YwRKgec@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-31 13:30 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-08-31 14:32 ` Dan Williams
[not found] ` <20070828171034.GB29343@infradead.org>
[not found] ` <20070828171034.GB29343-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-30 1:50 ` [PATCH 1/5] Net: ath5k, split hw into hw, phy and initvals Nick Kossifidis
[not found] ` <40f31dec0708291850j2d35db6cu9de7c5f0a91e76f7-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-30 12:38 ` John W. Linville
[not found] ` <20070830123849.GB5140-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01 3:12 ` Nick Kossifidis
[not found] ` <2440910618305782004@pripojeni.net>
[not found] ` <2440910618305782004-+5AFNAhbZwkm4RdzfppkhA@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-30 12:40 ` [PATCH 3/5] Net: ath5k, use int as retval John W. Linville
[not found] ` <20070830124054.GC5140-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-01 20:08 ` Jiri Slaby
[not found] ` <46D9C6A8.7070600-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-02 15:55 ` Nick Kossifidis
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