linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 RFC 1/7] Replace license with GPL

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 12:40:15 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com, David.Laight@...LAB.COM
Cc:     muvarov@...il.com, nathan.leigh.conrad@...il.com,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        andrew@...n.ch, pavel@....cz, ruediger.schmitt@...lips.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 RFC 1/7] Replace license with GPL

On 10/09/2017 11:40 AM, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com wrote:
>> From: Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com
>>> Sent: 06 October 2017 21:33
>>> Replace license with GPL.
>>
>> Don't you need permission from all the people who have updated
>> the files in order to make this change?
>>
>> 	David
> 
> I am a little confused by your comment.  The 4 original KSZ9477 DSA
> driver files were written by Woojung at Microchip Technology Inc.
> There was a complaint the "AS IS" license is not exactly GPL.
> 
> It should be submitted formally to net-next instead of a RFC, but it
> is probably pointless to do that when there is no code change.
> 
> I am hoping these drastic changes of KSZ9477 driver can be accepted
> so that the patches can be submitted formally to net-next.

What David is saying is that you need to take into account every one who
has been making changes to the Microchip driver, because anytime
someones submits a patch that gets accepted, their "voice" now counts:

Fortunately, the list seems to be fairly limited:

git shortlog -sne drivers/net/dsa/microchip
     5  Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>
     1  Woojung Huh <Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com>

So seeking contributor approval for a license change should be fairly
simple.
-- 
Florian