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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@gmail.com>
Cc: "Andreas Färber" <afaerber@suse.de>,
	"Paul Gortmaker" <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>,
	"Sven Van Asbroeck" <svendev@arcx.com>,
	robh+dt@kernel.org, "Linus Walleij" <linus.walleij@linaro.org>,
	"Lee Jones" <lee.jones@linaro.org>,
	mark.rutland@arm.com, treding@nvidia.com,
	"David Lechner" <david@lechnology.com>,
	noralf@tronnes.org, johan@kernel.org,
	"Michal Simek" <monstr@monstr.eu>,
	michal.vokac@ysoft.com, "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de>,
	john.garry@huawei.com, geert+renesas@glider.be,
	robin.murphy@arm.com, sebastien.bourdelin@savoirfairelinux.com,
	icenowy@aosc.io, "Stuart Yoder" <stuyoder@gmail.com>,
	maxime.ripard@bootlin.com,
	"Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] fieldbus_dev: add Fieldbus Device subsystem.
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:25:02 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190124182502.GA18351@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGngYiU2kLqQq5qkcxda9m__VWx62bsC=+ni4HAGMsOAxAtUzw@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 01:07:58PM -0500, Sven Van Asbroeck wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > SPDX "GPL-2.0+" please.
> >
> > > would be if this code was derived from v2-only code that can't be
> > > relicensed anymore.
> >
> > Are you _sure_ you want v2+?  I ask as I am forced to :)
> >
> 
> The licencing choice confuses me. Why would I choose a different
> licence to what the Linux kernel itself is provided under?

The Linux kernel is provided under "GPLv2" not "GPLv2+"

"GPLv2" means "GPLv2 only"

"GPLv2+" means "Any version of the GPL that the FSF decides to create
from now until the end of time."

> If I did pick a different one, what are the tradeoffs between GPLv2 and GPLv2+ ?

That is for you and your lawyers to discuss :)

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2019-01-24 18:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-01-22 15:21 [PATCH v7 0/6] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 1/6] fieldbus_dev: add Fieldbus Device subsystem Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 16:56   ` Paul Gortmaker
2019-01-22 17:12     ` Andreas Färber
2019-01-22 18:52       ` Greg KH
2019-01-22 21:51         ` Paul Gortmaker
2019-01-24 18:07         ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-24 18:25           ` Greg KH [this message]
2019-03-01 13:35           ` Pavel Machek
2019-03-01 13:34         ` Pavel Machek
2019-03-01 14:24           ` Greg KH
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 2/6] anybus-s: support HMS Anybus-S bus Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 3/6] anybus-s: support the Arcx anybus controller Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 4/6] dt-bindings: anybus-controller: document devicetree binding Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 5/6] dt-bindings: Add vendor prefix for arcx / Archronix Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-01-22 15:21 ` [PATCH v7 6/6] fieldbus_dev: support HMS Profinet IRT industrial controller Sven Van Asbroeck

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