Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v3 00/13] linux: generalize sections, ranges and linker tables

2016-08-09 Thread Richard Fontana
On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 03:24:29PM +0100, One Thousand Gnomes wrote: > However you need to clarify the licence first I think. Linux is GPLv2, > your document only allows use of GPL with "GPL" works - not GPL v2 works ? The license defines "GPL" as "a version of the GNU General Public License or th

Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v3 00/13] linux: generalize sections, ranges and linker tables

2016-08-09 Thread Richard Fontana
On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 03:24:29PM +0100, One Thousand Gnomes wrote: > It would also be good if someone clarified whether 6 and 7 are intended > to combine so you can take contributed patches and put them in your own > proprietary version. As a non-lawyer the intent is not clear at all. 6 and 7 ar

Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v3 00/13] linux: generalize sections, ranges and linker tables

2016-07-25 Thread Richard Fontana
On 07/25/2016 09:32 AM, Masami Hiramatsu wrote: > I'm not a lawyer, so I don't know really it is compatible with GPLv2, > and if it is, I'm not sure the reason why we need another license. > AFAICS the license terms, most of parts looks reasonable. I just concern > clause 8, after fifteen years, i