linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH v3 05/11] net: pcs: lynx: Convert to an MDIO driver

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Message-ID: <b4b662cc-7b56-4e96-b3d1-7d19e2663cb1@linux.dev>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 11:57:46 -0400
From: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...ux.dev>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3 05/11] net: pcs: lynx: Convert to an MDIO
 driver

Hi Andrew,

On 5/6/25 20:19, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> > You will need to explain that better, because what I see is that the
>> > "BSD-3-Clause" portion of the license has disappeared and that applies
>> > file-wide, not just to your contribution.
>> 
>> But I also have the option to just use the GPL-2.0+ license. When you
>> have an SPDX like (GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause) that means the authors gave
>> permission to relicense it as
>> 
>> - BSD-3-Clause
>> - GPL-2.0+
>> - GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause
>> - GPL-2.0
>> - GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
>> - GPL-3.0
>> - GPL-3.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
>> - GPL-4.0 (if it ever happens)
>> 
>> I want my contributions to remain free software, so I don't want to
>> allow someone to take the BSD-3-Clause option (without the GPL).
> 
> Please can you give us a summary of the licenses of this file over its
> complete history. Maybe it started out as GPL, and somebody wanted
> their parts to be under BSD, and so added the BSD parts?

This is the original license added in commit 0da4c3d393e4 ("net: phy:
add Lynx PCS module").

--Sean