netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier

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Message-ID: <20180518082058.GG6828@piout.net>
Date:   Fri, 18 May 2018 10:20:58 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Allan Nielsen <Allan.Nielsen@...rosemi.com>,
        razvan.stefanescu@....com, po.liu@....com,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next ] net: mscc: Add SPDX identifier

On 18/05/2018 01:14:25-0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Mostly, it's a question of what the original
> license is.  As far as I can tell, microsemi
> publishes their code only under an MIT license.
> 

This code didn't exist until I wrote it. The original license is the one
from the SPDX identifier.

> The MIT license does allow sublicensing, so
> it does seem you can choose what additional
> license restrictions you can assert as long
> as the original MIT license is also followed.
> 

Then all is good.


-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com