Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:25:02 +0100 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] fieldbus_dev: add Fieldbus Device subsystem. |
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 01:07:58PM -0500, Sven Van Asbroeck wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > > > > SPDX "GPL-2.0+" please. > > > > > would be if this code was derived from v2-only code that can't be > > > relicensed anymore. > > > > Are you _sure_ you want v2+? I ask as I am forced to :) > > > > The licencing choice confuses me. Why would I choose a different > licence to what the Linux kernel itself is provided under?
The Linux kernel is provided under "GPLv2" not "GPLv2+"
"GPLv2" means "GPLv2 only"
"GPLv2+" means "Any version of the GPL that the FSF decides to create from now until the end of time."
> If I did pick a different one, what are the tradeoffs between GPLv2 and GPLv2+ ?
That is for you and your lawyers to discuss :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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