linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] msm: Add gpio register address mapping information.

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:18:51 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bryan Huntsman <bryanh@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Gregory Bean <gbean@...eaurora.org>,
	dwalker@...eaurora.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] msm: Add gpio register address mapping information.

> > Yeah. Either this can be replaced with GPL, and it such case just do
> > so, or it can not, and then it can not be applied to kernel.
> > 
> 
> This is a standard BSD-style license so it's compatible w/ the GPL.  Thanks.

The kernel requires GPL, and its much much easier for everyone to state
so explicitly to avoid future surprises (remember 4 clause BSD was once
thought GPL compatible even by the FSF...)

If you want to make it clear it's also available BSD licensed in this
form (at least until someone changes it) see the wording in files like
drivers/char/random.c

That usually keeps all the lawyers happy.

Alan
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