Return-path: Received: from ebb.errno.com ([69.12.149.25]:2633 "EHLO ebb.errno.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965212AbXHaRDc (ORCPT ); Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:03:32 -0400 Message-ID: <46D84772.4040308@errno.com> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:53:06 -0700 From: Sam Leffler MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless , Jiri Slaby , Nick Kossifidis , "Bradley M. Kuhn" , Matt Norwood , Richard Fontana , karen sandler , Reyk Floeter , David Kimdon Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath5k - License clarification References: <43e72e890708310918l100326a6n6fa0c6642f4a52d4@mail.gmail.com> <43e72e890708310943x55c10044t26e6f8e16292247c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43e72e890708310943x55c10044t26e6f8e16292247c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > Adding some other copyright holders to the CC list > > Luis > > On 8/31/07, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > >> Attached patch amends the ath5k license as per review from SFLC with >> the following changes: >> >> * Makes sure that Reyk's copyright and license notice appears >> correctly in each file that was derived from his work. >> >> * Makes sure that Jiri's changes were released under a permissive, >> modified-BSD license, as he indicated that was his preference. >> >> * Makes sure that Nick's changes were released under >> GPLv2-or-later, as he indicated that was his preference. >> >> * Makes sure that all files clearly have the any GPL notices on >> top, but include the proper BSD-like notices below when required. >> >> * Adds Devicescape attribution to ath5k_base.c >> >> * Sets the MODULE_LICENSE to GPL, because with Nick's changes >> included under only GPL, the module can only be available under GPL. >> >> * Adds Nick to the list of MODULE_AUTHORs because his changes >> are substantial. >> >> Signed-Off-By: Bradley M. Kuhn >> Signed-Off-By: Matt Norwood >> Signed-Off-By: Richard Fontana >> Signed-Off-By: Karen Sandler >> >> Acked-by: Luis R. Rodriguez >> Acked-by: Jiri Slaby >> Acked-by: Nick Kossifidis >> >> Thanks to the SFLC for their help with this driver from legal hell >> For the record, I told Jiri and various other folks that any code I licensed as dual-BSD/GPL could be made GPL only so long as the attribution remained. That was the exact reason I dual-licensed. Sam