linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in MODULE

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Message-ID: <20160122202521.76b98494@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:25:21 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
Cc:	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
	"open list:XEN NETWORK BACKEND DRIVER" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] xen-netback: fix license ident used in
 MODULE_LICENSE

> The fact what include/linux/license.h:license_is_gpl_compatible includes
> "Dual MIT/GPL" as an option seems to suggest that it is enough of a thing
> to be validly used as the contents of a MODULE_LICENSE() thing.

Yes. The MIT licence most definitely exists, and people know what it
means.

Also nobody should be changing the licence on anything unless they have
the written permission of all rights holders on record, so it's best to
leave it be 8)

Alan