Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] CONTRIBUTING: Clarifications on how to handle license deviations

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 06:05:10PM +0000, Lars Kurth wrote:
> This patch makes a few clarifications which were discussed on
> IRC recently. 
> 
> Specifically: 
> - Highlight the principle that license deviations
>   should be brought to the attention of maintainers 
> - Add a requirement for GPLv2 compatibility 
> - Restructure the document toghlight  use-cases for  

to highlight

>   "New components" and "Importing code" clearer 
> - Add conventions and instructions for "New files"
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  CONTRIBUTING | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
> index cfee8f1567..63050e9141 100644
> --- a/CONTRIBUTING
> +++ b/CONTRIBUTING
> @@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ Most notably:
>   - tools/xl           : LGPL v2.1
>   - xen/include/public : MIT license
>  
> +The COMMON COPYRIGHT NOTICES section of this document contains
> +sample copyright notices for the most common licenses used within
> +this repository.
> +
> +When creating new components, new files, or importing code please follow
> +the conventions outlined below. As a general rule, whenever code using a
> +license other than GPLv2 is introduced, attention must be drawn to the
> +difference, such that maibtainers can make an informed decision about the

maintainers

Overall this patch looks good to me.

Wei.

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