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xen-devel
[Xen-devel] Re: Grub2 on Xen PV
Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Ferenc Wagner wrote:
>
>> If it's new BSD (without the advertising clause), then that's
>> perfectly fine. Unfortunately I couldn't read so however hard I
>> tried. From the top level COPYING file:
>>
>> Licensing Exceptions (the relaxed BSD-style license)
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> For the convenience of users and those who are porting OSes to run
>> as Xen guests, certain files in this repository are not subject to
>> the GPL when distributed separately or included in software
>> packages outside this repository. Instead we specify a much more
>> relaxed BSD-style license. Affected files include the Xen interface
>> headers (xen/include/public/COPYING), and various drivers, support
>> functions and header files within the Linux source trees on
>> http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.X-xen.hg. In all such cases,
>> license terms are stated at the top of the file or in a COPYING
>> file in the same directory. Note that _any_ file that is modified
>> and then distributed within a Linux kernel is still subject to the
>> GNU GPL.
>>
>> But there's no COPYING file under extras, nor the above mentions
>> MiniOS. The comment in blkfront.c says it's based on netfront.c,
>> whose comment says it's based on Xen Linux, which is BSD by the above,
>> so that may be OK. But other parts of MiniOS haven't got any license
>> declaration, so it isn't obvious, for the very least... I wonder how
>> it could be better communicated.
>>
>> Meanwhile I'll try to proceed nevertheless.
>
> Yeah, we'll try to make it more clear.
Great!
And what about stubdom/grub/kexec.c & co.? Is that in a different bag?
--
Thanks,
Feri.
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