netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ynl: re-license uniformly under GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause

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Date:   Wed, 8 Mar 2023 10:33:12 +0200
From:   Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
        Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>,
        Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ynl: re-license uniformly under GPL-2.0 OR
 BSD-3-Clause



On 06/03/2023 22:04, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> I was intending to make all the Netlink Spec code BSD-3-Clause
> to ease the adoption but it appears that:
>   - I fumbled the uAPI and used "GPL WITH uAPI note" there
>   - it gives people pause as they expect GPL in the kernel
> As suggested by Chuck re-license under dual. This gives us benefit
> of full BSD freedom while fulfilling the broad "kernel is under GPL"
> expectations.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230304120108.05dd44c5@kernel.org/
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> --
> CC: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>
> CC: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
> 
> Tariq, Lorenzo, can I have your acks?
> ---

Acked-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com> # re-license my contributions