linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: mvebu: dove: Relicense the device tree under GPLv2+/X11

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Message-ID: <20150501201555.GB19710@lunn.ch>
Date:	Fri, 1 May 2015 22:15:55 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>
Cc:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com>,
	Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@...e.fr>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: mvebu: dove: Relicense the device tree under
 GPLv2+/X11

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 06:35:00PM +0200, Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:
> On 28.04.2015 17:59, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> >On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:09:04AM +0200, Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:
> >>The current implicit GPL only licensing on the device tree makes it
> >>very impractical for other software components licensed under another
> >>license.
> >>
> >>In order to make it easier for them to reuse our device trees,
> >>relicense our device trees under a GPL/X11 dual-license.
> >>
> [...]
> >>so I decided to keep the whole relicensing in a single patch. Please send
> >>your Acked-by's in reply to this patch if you are happy with the relicensing.
> >
> >I normally don't include the "or later version" for my license changes
> >as I've only accepted to contribute under the terms of GPLv2.
> 
> Ok, I guess this is a NACK for GPLv2+ but an Acked-by if we limit the
> GPL part to GPLv2 only?

Acked-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

For GPLv2 only.

    Andrew
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