linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: net: dp8386x: Add MIT license along with GPL-2.0

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Message-ID: <7439c9e1-59cd-4d37-aab8-bc71b6a98a09@ti.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:47:06 +0530
From: "Kumar, Udit" <u-kumar1@...com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC: <vigneshr@...com>, <nm@...com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <robh@...nel.org>, <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Kip Broadhurst <kbroadhurst@...com>,
        <w.egorov@...tec.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: net: dp8386x: Add MIT license along with
 GPL-2.0

Thanks Andrew

On 5/17/2024 7:26 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Fri, May 17, 2024 at 04:12:26PM +0530, Udit Kumar wrote:
>> Modify license to include dual licensing as GPL-2.0-only OR MIT
>> license for TI specific phy header files. This allows for Linux
>> kernel files to be used in other Operating System ecosystems
>> such as Zephyr or FreeBSD.
>>
>> While at this, update the TI copyright year to sync with current year
>> to indicate license change.
>>
>> Cc: Kip Broadhurst <kbroadhurst@...com>
>> Signed-off-by: Udit Kumar <u-kumar1@...com>
>> ---
>>   include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83867.h | 4 ++--
>>   include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83869.h | 4 ++--
>>   2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83867.h b/include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83867.h
>> index 6fc4b445d3a1..2b7bc9c692f2 100644
>> --- a/include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83867.h
>> +++ b/include/dt-bindings/net/ti-dp83867.h
>> @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
>> -/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR MIT */
>>   /*
>>    * Device Tree constants for the Texas Instruments DP83867 PHY
>>    *
>>    * Author: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
>>    *
>> - * Copyright:   (C) 2015 Texas Instruments, Inc.
>> + * Copyright:   (C) 2015-2024 Texas Instruments, Inc.
>>    */
> IANAL
>
> but about 1/4 of this file was written by Wadim Egorov
> <w.egorov@...tec.de>. It would be good to Cc: him and make sure he
> does not object.

Wadim is copied.
Also will take care of copying in next version if any.


> The other file is fine, it was all Dan Murphy's work.
>
>       Andrew