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SubjectRe: [PATCH v7 1/6] fieldbus_dev: add Fieldbus Device subsystem.
On Thu 2019-01-24 13:07:58, 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?
> If I did pick a different one, what are the tradeoffs between GPLv2 and GPLv2+ ?

GPLv2 is buggy as it allows TiVO-ization. GPLv3 fixes that bug, so it
is more sensible choice. Kernel stays v2, but we have drivers that are
dual BSD or v2+, so that they can be used for other projects. One day
we might want to run GNU Hurd or something...

Pavel
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