Messages in this thread | | | From | Maxim Uvarov <> | Date | Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:49:07 +0300 | Subject | license for samples in Linux kernel |
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Hello community,
I would like to touch such delicate question as GPL license for /samples maintained inside linux kernel. Samples are usually exist for quick bootstrap your application. I.e. people just start with copy-pasting samples, see that they work then do something on top of it. Here is problem with quick integration new features from samples to non GPL code. For example let's take eBPF/AF_XDP samples and tcpdump application which is BSD licensed. Theoretically samples should help to use new kernel features but in practise it can create legal precedent that GPL code was merged to BSD project or some other non GPL project. Which is might happen if we assume that project maintainers are not aware that code was copy-pasted. I'm sorry if this topic was already discussed. But if it is not it might be good to think about it. My proposal is to remove GPL restriction from samples and publish them as public domain.
Thank you, Maxim.
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