From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastian Blank Subject: License problems Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:54:22 +0200 Message-ID: <20110430135422.GA4412@wavehammer.waldi.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1714249586==" Return-path: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org --===============1714249586== Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+" Content-Disposition: inline --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi folks I did some license review of Xen. I found some problems. At least one part is undistributable as it stands. mini-os =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 incorrec= t FSF address) | xen/include/public/arch-ia64/hvm/memmap.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorr= ect FSF address) | xen/include/public/arch-ia64/hvm/save.h: GPL (v2 or later) (with incorrec= t 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 add= ress) | 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 --=20 The joys of love made her human and the agonies of love destroyed her. -- Spock, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5842.8 --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk28FIkACgkQnw66O/MvCNFu7gCeJpRNT2QO0N3OhTND49RLvYBK jZQAoJUys127hgewKPPS49gudSheYCz6 =c7Wg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --8t9RHnE3ZwKMSgU+-- --===============1714249586== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel --===============1714249586==--