From: Bastian Blank <bastian@waldi.eu.org>
To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
Subject: License problems
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:54:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110430135422.GA4412@wavehammer.waldi.eu.org> (raw)
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Hi folks
I did some license review of Xen. I found some problems. At least one
part is undistributable as it stands.
mini-os
=======
mini-os consists of parts with a MIT-style license, parts with GPL v2
and parts with a 4-clause BSD:
| extras/mini-os/include/lib.h: BSD (4 clause)
| extras/mini-os/include/lib.h: BSD (4 clause)
| extras/mini-os/lib/printf.c: BSD (4 clause)
| extras/mini-os/lib/math.c: BSD (4 clause)
The 4-clause BSD license is considered incompatible with the GPL[1].
public headers
==============
All the public headers in xen/include/public are supposed to be licensed
under a MIT-style license, however some files lists other licenses.
| xen/include/public/arch-ia64/debug_op.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrect FSF address)
| xen/include/public/arch-ia64/hvm/memmap.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrect FSF address)
| xen/include/public/arch-ia64/hvm/save.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrect FSF address)
| xen/include/public/arch-ia64/sioemu.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrect FSF address)
| xen/include/public/mem_event.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrect FSF address)
| xen/include/public/xsm/flask_op.h: *No copyright* GPL (v2,)
| xen/include/public/xsm/flask_op.h: *No copyright* GPL (v2,)
Bastian
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#4-clause_license_.28original_.22BSD_License.22.29
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-30 13:54 Bastian Blank [this message]
2011-04-30 14:12 ` License problems Samuel Thibault
2011-04-30 14:56 ` Keir Fraser
2011-04-30 15:33 ` [PATCH] mini-os: Fix printf.c licence Samuel Thibault
2011-04-30 16:10 ` [PATCH] mini-os: lib/math.c: import FreeBSD 8 functions Samuel Thibault
2011-04-30 19:31 ` Keir Fraser
2011-04-30 22:57 ` Samuel Thibault
2011-04-30 16:42 ` [PATCH] mini-os: fix lib.h licence Samuel Thibault
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