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@ 2011-04-30 13:54 Bastian Blank
  2011-04-30 14:12 ` Samuel Thibault
  2011-04-30 14:56 ` Keir Fraser
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Bastian Blank @ 2011-04-30 13:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel


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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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2011-04-30 13:54 License problems Bastian Blank
2011-04-30 14:12 ` 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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