linux-kernel - Re: PostgreSQL licensed code on Linux

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vefx7zwrn4CwhDYZrMSLdaaqta1uJHJrqD7c40MQ_N0ZA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 30 May 2018 02:22:14 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>, Tso Ted <tytso@....edu>,
        Coly Li <colyli@...e.de>,
        Ciaran Farrell <ciaran.farrell@...e.com>,
        One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jonas Oberg <jonas@...e.org>
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL licensed code on Linux

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 2:12 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org> wrote:
> It would seem I did follow up with a v3 patch and Rusty noted that although
> I may be right, its hard to care [0]. But of relevance here is again if one
> of the MODULE_LICENSE() dual tags should be used or the GPL tag. I'll
> continue to side recommending with the MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") tag even on
> files with permissive licenses, and even if it we haven't clarified this in
> documentation as I think scaling these tags further is just silly.
>
> [0] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/87bom0hf0f.fsf@rustcorp.com.au

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko