[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #36, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Karl, > a license "compatible with the GNU GPL" (the phrase on both pages) means any version of GNU GPL, present and future (that's implied in the GPL text itself). That is why or-any-later-version is required. That is why the only l

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #35, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Karl, > a license "compatible with the GNU GPL" (the phrase on both pages) means any version of GNU GPL, present and future (that's implied in the GPL text itself). That is why or-any-later-version is required. That is why the only li

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #33, task #14945 (project administration): >This wasn't backed by facts, and even if true, I don't consider it really relevant: having exceptions doesn't invalidate the rule. And I might repeat again, the Savannah web pages currently don't express "Savannah requires GPLv3+ com

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #32, task #14945 (project administration): >> 2) Considering effectively, there are projects (the whole or parts of these projects) are GPL-v2 only effectively. >This wasn't backed by facts, and even if true, I don't consider it really relevant: having exceptions doesn't inva

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #31, task #14945 (project administration): >> 1) The EROFS file system can be licensed as "License: GNU General Public License v2 or later", not GPL-v2 only; >I disagree, in the context that the user would have to follow GPLv2-only terms. Please refer to: https://www.gnu.org/

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #29, task #14945 (project administration): >> it also has the Linux kernel headers dependency >The point is not whether the package uses kernel headers; the point is whether it makes a single executable with the kernel. The kernel modules clearly do. I think the kernel header

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #28, task #14945 (project administration): >>> 2) I think these following line is unconditional ... >>This is about exporting symbols, not about linking to the kernel. >I just want to say if you EXPORT_SYMBOL, you are using code in the kernel header files, and you are using G

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #27, task #14945 (project administration): >> 2) I think these following line is unconditional ... >This is about exporting symbols, not about linking to the kernel. I just want to say if you EXPORT_SYMBOL, you are using code in the kernel header files, and you are using GPLv2

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #25, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, > You can see that it's conditional. 1) It seems that kernel header files (GPLv2 only) are unconditionally included. 2) I think these following line is unconditional http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/rtai/vulcano/base/mall

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #23, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, >>> I think "Real Time Application Interface"... produces ko module. >> I don't think so. >OK, That's my guess but I am looking into these projects. please refer to, http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/rtai/vulcano/base

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #22, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, > I think "Real Time Application Interface"... produces ko module. > I don't think so. OK, That's my guess but I am looking into these projects. Thanks, Gao Xiang

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #21, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I summary my thoughts till now: 1) the EROFS file system can be licensed as "License: GNU General Public License v2 or later", not GPL-v2 only (effectively or some other idea don't change the fact of GPLv2+). 2) the Savanna

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #18, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, What I say is the EROFS file system _can_ be licensed as "License: GNU General Public License v2 or later", according to https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility And I still cannot find some words in the w

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #17, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, First, gNewSense doesn't link to Linux, second, gNewSense is not a Linux distribution, it's a GNU/Linux distribution. We support your freedom of speech, but we don't lend our resources to developers who don't give the due cre

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #16, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I think "Real Time Application Interface" is only GPLv2-only, since it uses the Linux kernel header. and I think it produces ko module. Thanks, Gao Xiang ___ Reply t

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #14, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, Sorry about a lot comments. I also found many Linux distributions on Savannah, eg. gNewSense Furthermore, I found a project called "Real Time Application Interface", which is also be approval. https://savannah.gnu.org/task/

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #13, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, Linux headers are also existed in qemu-2.12.0.tar.xz\qemu-2.12.0\linux-headers https://download.qemu.org/qemu-2.12.0.tar.xz and the license of qemu is also "License: GNU General Public License v2 or later" https://savanna

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #12, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I opened a discussion on http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-hackers/2018-06/msg1.html I think EROFS should be valid to be licensed under GPLv2+, and there exist many projects licensed as GPLv2+ with the dependenc

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #11, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I really understand that concern. But I saw there is no option of "GPLv1-only" but there is an existed option of "License: GNU General Public License v2 or later", I think it is also acceptable. Actually, all the EROFS file

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #9, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I found the current hosting requirements, https://savannah.gnu.org/register/requirements.php it says "You will be presented with a choice of free software licenses for your project. For hosting on Savannah, you _must_ use one

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #8, task #14945 (project administration): Hi, I could say something...sorry... Which means all Linux kernel code will be excluded from Savannah? I support GNU/Linux OS, but it is awkward for its kernel... I haven't seen "Savannah requires GPLv3+ compatibility" in http://savann

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #5, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, A bit more to say... Sorry... I also looked into the matrix, if I'm not mistaken, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility "GPLv2 or later" license can copy and use a library under GPLv2 only. And I think

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #4, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, I thought over again, the ko should be only licensed as GPLv2+ since I include GPLv2-only header files. However I noticed some expressions in http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/HowToGetYourProjectApprovedQuickly/ --- U

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #3, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Ineiev, This file system could be compiled as a independent ko module, which can be GPLv2+ and published independently. I also see some projects hosted on savannah, eg. 1) http://www.nongnu.org/orinoco/ 2) usbb2k-api-...@

[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

Follow-up Comment #1, task #14945 (project administration): Hi Administrator, I posted the version v2 tar file. BTW, the EROFS file system can be used in completely Free Operating system, it designs as a part of GNU/Linux kernel. Thanks, (file #44302) ___

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[Savannah-register-public] [task #14945] Submission of Extendable Read-Only File System

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