Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750892AbWATMXE (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:23:04 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750894AbWATMXE (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:23:04 -0500 Received: from mexforward.lss.emc.com ([168.159.213.200]:37522 "EHLO mexforward.lss.emc.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750883AbWATMXC (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:23:02 -0500 Message-ID: <43D0D5AC.2010604@emc.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:21:00 -0500 From: Ric Wheeler User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Greg KH CC: Alan Cox , Roman Zippel , linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, geert@linux-m68k.org, torvalds@osdl.org, Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: License oddity in some m68k files References: <20060119180947.GA25001@kroah.com> <20060119220431.GA4739@kroah.com> <1137708896.8471.71.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20060119223251.GB27106@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20060119223251.GB27106@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam-Engine: 2.1.0.0, Antispam-Data: 2006.01.20.033120 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=, SPAM=1%, Reasons='EMC_FROM_00+ -3, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1345 Lines: 46 Greg KH wrote: >On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 10:14:56PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > >>On Iau, 2006-01-19 at 14:04 -0800, Greg KH wrote: >> >> >>>Ah, ok, thanks, that makes sense. How about a simple pointer to the >>>license info from the .S files to the README file so that people (like >>>me), don't get confused again? I've attached a patch below if you wish >>>to apply it. >>> >>> >>> >>They specifically ask as is their right within the GPL that you note if >>you modify the files. Otherwise seems fine. >> >> > >Hm, any idea on how to note that I modified the file in such a way that >would be acceptable? How about this? > >+| >+| For details on the license for this file, please see the >+| file, README, in this same directory. Note, this paragraph in >+| this comment has been added from the original version of this >+| file from the author. > >thanks, > >greg k-h > > The language in the source files is pretty strong and this looks like Motorola should be asked to rerelease the files with a normal copyright notice in place of the current language... ric - 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/