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    SubjectRe: [copyleft-next] Re: Kernel modules under new copyleft licence : (was Re: [PATCH v2] module.h: add copyleft-next >= 0.3.1 as GPL compatible)
    On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 10:14:48PM +0200, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
    > On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 09:04:35PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
    > > > > (Going back to pick up the specific licence thread)
    > >
    > > > >
    > > > > I'd like to see Richard do so as well.
    > > > With Richard that's 3 attorneys now.
    > >
    > > None of whom I believe represent the Linux project or foundation ?
    > >
    > > Linus has to make this call, nobody else and he is probablygoing to go
    > > ape if you try and sneak another licence into the kernel without
    > > flagging it up with him clearly first. You need to discuss it with
    > > Linus up front.
    >
    > To be clear I first poked the Linux Foundation about this, I went through the
    > process recommended by them. If there is a process out of place its by no
    > means an issue on my end.
    >
    > > > I'll proceed to submit some code with this license as you request,
    > > > Rusty.  Its
    > > > however not for modules yet so I would not make use of the
    > > > MODULE_LICENSE("copyleft-next") tag yet, however the license will be
    > > > on top of
    > > > a header.
    > >
    > > We have the GPL/extra rights tag for this already. Also when it's
    > > merged with the kernel we'd I'm sure pick the derivative work under the
    > > GPL option so we'd only need the GPL tag.
    > >
    > > There are specific reasons for the extra rights language - it avoids
    > > games like MODULE_LICENSE("BSD") and then giving people just a binary
    > > and it being counted as GPL compliant activity. The same problem exists
    > > in your licence post sunset. That single tag is also why we don't have
    > > to list BSD, MIT, and every variant thereof in the table which saves us
    > > so much pain. If you must have the actual text in the .ko file then put
    > > it in your MODULE_DESCRIPTION().
    >
    > I'm personally fine with MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") being used with copyleft-next code
    > and find it sensible.

    Adding Linus now, for some reason I think you added him with an incorrect
    domain name, Alan.

    Luis

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