On Sat, 2007-05-12 at 09:47 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sat, 12 May 2007 16:17:35 +0100 Richard Purdie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2007-05-12 at 13:17 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 09:56:23AM +0100, Richard Purdie wrote: > > > >... > > > > I've asked the LZO author about the comments on lzo_copyright function > > > > but the code is GPLv2 licensed so is suitable for inclusion in the > > > > kernel. > > > > > > This sounds as if LZO is GPL incompatible similar to code under > > > the 4 clause BSD licence. > > > > > > >... > > > > +/* If you use the LZO library in a product, you *must* keep this > > > > + * copyright string in the executable of your product. > > > > + */ > > > > I've had a reply from the copyright holder/author saying he's going to > > change this wording in the next LZO release and that the code *is* GPLv2 > > licensed as per the headers on the files. > > > > It would be ideal if the author of that code could send us a > signed-off-by: as per secton 11 of Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
Section 11b says I can submit it but I've asked the author about a signed off by line (he's cc'd) for the alleviation of any doubt. Cheers, Richard - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
