From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-oa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.219.46]:46177 "EHLO mail-oa0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755050Ab2JQJy3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:54:29 -0400 Received: by mail-oa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id h16so7209004oag.19 for ; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 02:54:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20121017105321.062c898d@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> References: <1349884592-32485-1-git-send-email-rmorell@nvidia.com> <20121010191702.404edace@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> <201210110857.15660.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> <20121016212208.GB10462@morell.nvidia.com> <20121017105321.062c898d@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:54:28 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [Linaro-mm-sig] [PATCH] dma-buf: Use EXPORT_SYMBOL From: Dave Airlie To: Alan Cox Cc: Robert Morell , "linaro-mm-sig@lists.linaro.org" , "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" , "linux-media@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Alan Cox wrote: >> I believe that the developers and maintainers of dma-buf have provided >> the needed signoff, both in person and in this thread. If there are any >> objections from that group, I'm happy to discuss any changes necessary to get >> this merged. > > You need the permission of the owners of all the dependant code that > forms the work. The rules and licence are quite clear, as I think are the > views of several of the rights holders on both the interpretation and > intent of the licensing of their code. > > Please go and discuss estoppel, wilful infringement and re-licensing with > your corporate attorneys. If you want to relicense components of the code > then please take the matter up with the corporate attorneys of the rights > holders concerned. Alan please stick with the facts. This isn't a relicense of anything. EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL isn't a license its nothing like a license. Its a totally pointless thing, it should be EXPORT_SYMBOL_USERS_MIGHT_BE_DERIVED_CONSULT_YOUR_LAWYER, but it really should be EXPORT_SYMBOL, and really consult your lawyers anyways. Dave.