Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in MODULE_LICENSE

From	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in MODULE_LICENSE
Date	2016-01-23 16:00 +0100
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On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 08:25:21PM +0000, One Thousand Gnomes wrote:
> > The fact what include/linux/license.h:license_is_gpl_compatible includes
> > "Dual MIT/GPL" as an option seems to suggest that it is enough of a thing
> > to be validly used as the contents of a MODULE_LICENSE() thing.
> 
> Yes. The MIT licence most definitely exists, and people know what it
> means.
> 
> Also nobody should be changing the licence on anything unless they have
> the written permission of all rights holders on record, so it's best to
> leave it be 8)
> 

I knew from the beginning anything related to license will be fun. :-)

In this particular case, I don't think I need to get confirmation from
all rights holder because they've agreed to the licenses listed in
the comment. I'm merely fixing a bug in code.

I understand people have different opinion on how this should be
interpreted. And I'm not a lawyer. Let's just leave it be now and divert
our energy to more useful things in life.

Wei.

> Alan

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[PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in MODULE_LICENSE Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> - 2016-01-22 13:40 +0100
  Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com> - 2016-01-22 14:20 +0100
    Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> - 2016-01-22 15:00 +0100
      Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com> - 2016-01-22 15:20 +0100
        Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com> - 2016-01-22 15:40 +0100
        Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2016-01-22 21:30 +0100
          Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-01-22 22:10 +0100
          Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in  MODULE_LICENSE Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> - 2016-01-23 16:00 +0100

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