[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Copyright of netlink batman_adv.h

[B.A.T.M.A.N.] Copyright of netlink batman_adv.h

[Sven Eckelmann]

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Hi,

you've created the batman_adv.h for the netlink interface of batman-adv and
you've used the GPL-2-only license header. It is a header which is installed
for userspace programs and will maybe be used for things which have a
different license then the GPL-2. So it would maybe better for these use cases
to have clear statement that they can use it freely. This can for example be
done with a more liberal license like the ISC [1] (like in nl80211.h [2]).

What do you think about a license change? If you agree then I would like to
propose a patch which requires a reply by you with an "Acked-by: ...".

Kind regards,
	Sven

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISC_license
[2] https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h?id=4f302921c1458d790ae21147f7043f4e6b6a1085#n15

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[B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Switch netlink uapi header copyright to ISC

[Sven Eckelmann]

The batman_adv.h netlink header is used by userspace programs to use the
genl interface of batman-adv. These programs may not use the GPL-2 license.
The header should therefore state clearly that it can be used freely and
the license of the program which uses this header is not affected.

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Cc: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
---
 include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
index acb72f8..0fbf6fd 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
  *
  * Matthias Schiffer
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_BATMAN_ADV_H_
-- 
2.8.1

Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Switch netlink uapi header copyright to ISC

[Matthias Schiffer]

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On 07/04/2016 10:36 AM, Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> The batman_adv.h netlink header is used by userspace programs to use the
> genl interface of batman-adv. These programs may not use the GPL-2 license.
> The header should therefore state clearly that it can be used freely and
> the license of the program which uses this header is not affected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
> Cc: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
Acked-by: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>

> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
> index acb72f8..0fbf6fd 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
> @@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
>   *
>   * Matthias Schiffer
>   *
> - * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> - * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
> - * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
> + * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
> + * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
>   *
> - * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
> - * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> - * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
> - * General Public License for more details.
> - *
> - * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> - * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
> + * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
> + * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
> + * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
> + * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
> + * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
> + * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
>   */
>  
>  #ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_BATMAN_ADV_H_
> 



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