Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1 RFC 1/7] Replace license with GPL | From | Florian Fainelli <> | Date | Mon, 9 Oct 2017 12:40:15 -0700 |
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On 10/09/2017 11:40 AM, Tristram.Ha@microchip.com wrote: >> From: Tristram.Ha@microchip.com >>> Sent: 06 October 2017 21:33 >>> Replace license with GPL. >> >> Don't you need permission from all the people who have updated >> the files in order to make this change? >> >> David > > I am a little confused by your comment. The 4 original KSZ9477 DSA > driver files were written by Woojung at Microchip Technology Inc. > There was a complaint the "AS IS" license is not exactly GPL. > > It should be submitted formally to net-next instead of a RFC, but it > is probably pointless to do that when there is no code change. > > I am hoping these drastic changes of KSZ9477 driver can be accepted > so that the patches can be submitted formally to net-next.
What David is saying is that you need to take into account every one who has been making changes to the Microchip driver, because anytime someones submits a patch that gets accepted, their "voice" now counts:
Fortunately, the list seems to be fairly limited:
git shortlog -sne drivers/net/dsa/microchip 5 Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@mellanox.com> 1 Woojung Huh <Woojung.Huh@microchip.com>
So seeking contributor approval for a license change should be fairly simple. -- Florian
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