Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for 4.7] libxenvchan: Change license of header from Lesser GPL v2.1 to BSD

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: [PATCH for 4.7] libxenvchan: Change license of header 
from Lesser GPL v2.1 to BSD"):
> Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk writes ("[PATCH for 4.7] libxenvchan: Change license of 
> header from Lesser GPL v2.1 to BSD"):
> > As the xen/COPYING file says:
> > "A few files are licensed under both GPL and a weaker BSD-style
> > license. This includes all files within the subdirectory
> > include/public, as described in include/public/COPYING. All such files
> > include the non-GPL license text as a source-code comment. Although
> > the license text refers generically to "the software", the non-GPL
> > license applies *only* to those source files that explicitly include
> > the non-GPL license text."
> 
> I have spoken to my line manager.  I can confirm that Citrix is happy
> with this proposed change.  So:
> 
> Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This view from Citrix covers all contributions made to these files in
> the course of Citrix's employees' employment, which I think is:
> 
> > Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > cc: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>

Wei points out that this ought also to include Keir Fraser's
contribution, which was (only) in 2012.

Ian.

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