[OpenAFS-devel] [Patch] add module license macro to Linux kernel module

[Chaskiel M Grundman]

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--On Saturday, May 07, 2005 09:33:29 PM -0500 Troy Benjegerdes=20
<hozer@hozed.org> wrote:

> What is the real (or perceived) conflict with the IBM public license and
> the GPL?
The requirement that the Contributor provide a patent grant to=20
Modifications (IPL 2(b)), (and also the choice of law statement in section=20
7.), is a restriction on what recipients may do with the IPL software that=20
is not also in the GPL. The GPL (section 6) does not allow this "You may=20
not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the=20
rights granted herein. "

Anyway, GPL compatibility isn't enough. In order to be considered=20
sufficiently blessed such that it doesn't taint the kernel, the module must =

use one of the following license strings:

GPL v2
GPL and additional rights
Dual BSD/GPL
Dual MPL/GPL

No others are acceptable.

It is not possible to re-license the openafs code, since even if IBM were=20
willing, we don't really have an exhaustive list of all Contributors whose=20
permission we would need. As a result, openafs will never be a non-tainting =

module.

An earlier discussion of this issue is
<https://lists.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-info/2002-January/thread.html#3=
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