Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261601AbTISPVa (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:21:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261605AbTISPVa (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:21:30 -0400 Received: from zok.SGI.COM ([204.94.215.101]:50088 "EHLO zok.sgi.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261601AbTISPV3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:21:29 -0400 Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:21:18 -0700 To: Alan Cox Cc: Andrew Morton , pfg@sgi.com, Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [PATCH] Altix console driver Message-ID: <20030919152118.GA2121@sgi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Alan Cox , Andrew Morton , pfg@sgi.com, Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <20030917222414.GA25931@sgi.com> <20030917152139.42a1ce20.akpm@osdl.org> <1063886970.15957.13.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1063886970.15957.13.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i From: jbarnes@sgi.com (Jesse Barnes) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1473 Lines: 35 Well, according to the FSF our extra clauses are compatible with the GPL and LGPL. See http://oss.sgi.com/projects/GenInfo/NoticeExplan/. If you still disagree then we'll have to try to find another solution. Thanks, Jesse On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:09:31PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Mer, 2003-09-17 at 23:21, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > Would it be more appropriate to place this under arch/ia64? > > Unless they clarify the GPL violating license clause I'd suggest > strongly it goes into /dev/null. The GPL states: > > > 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the > Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the > original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to > these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further > restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. > You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to > this License. > > I am perfectly permitted by the GPL to modify Linux and add other code > to it, or to create a new product based on it that is GPL licensed. > > > SGI need to fix their boilerplate. I can kind of guess what they are > trying to say but it needs tweaking. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/