linux-kernel - RE: GPL / MPL license issues.

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Date:	Sat, 2 Aug 2008 21:58:50 +0900
From:	Komuro <komurojun-mbn@...ty.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: RE: GPL / MPL license issues.

Hi,

sorry for reply to 1-year-old message.

I heard original developer of these code (David Hinds)
have agreed to change the license to GPL. 


Best Regards
Komuro

>List:       linux-kernel
>Subject:    GPL / MPL license issues.
>From:       Dave Jones <davej () redhat ! com>
>Date:       2007-08-07 20:27:58
>
>There are a number of files in the kernel that have in their
>headers a notice that the file is under the Mozilla Public License,
>which alone, is incompatible with the GPL.
>
>This itself is fine, as long as the resulting code claims
>to be Dual MPL/GPL, however there are a few cases where this
>doesn't seem to be happening.
>
>drivers/pcmcia/soc_common.c gets linked into
>drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_core.o, which seems to end up with
>a module license of "GPL".
>
>ricoh.h and o2micro.h are MPL, yet get included in
>drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c which ends up as a "GPL" module.
>
>drivers/pcmcia/i82365.h is MPL, yet gets included in the following
>GPL only drivers ..
> drivers/pcmcia/i82092.c
> drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c
> drivers/pcmcia/vrc4171_card.c
> drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
>
>drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c is MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"), yet includes
>the MPL'd 'cirrus.h'
>
>drivers/serial/serial_cs.c labels itself as MPL/GPL, yet
>has a MODULE_LICENSE("GPL").
>
>drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c does the same.
>
>I may have missed some others, but this is what turned up from
>some simple grepping.
>
>I've got patches fixing up some of the simpler cases changing
>the "GPL" to "Dual MPL/GPL", but I want to be sure I'm not
>barking up the wrong tree first.
>
>comments?
>
>	Dave
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