Re: [PATCH] clarify the GPL version of contributions by Jesper Juhl in CREDITS

["Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>]

On 18/06/07, Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:33:02AM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > Just to make things clear in the light of recent discussions.
> > Stuff I contribute to the Linux kernel are licensed under the terms of the
> > GPL version 2.
> >
> > +D: All contributions are licensed under the terms of the GPL version 2.
>
> I suspect this is the default for the vast majority of kernel developers.
> Perhaps it's only worth special casing those that have an interest in
> GPLv3, as the numbers are bound to be far lower -- if this sort of thing
> is judged to be a good idea, that is (It's rather interesting to note
> that the vast majority of GPLv3 advocates don't even have a single
> changeset in the kernel, yet still feel that their input on kernel
> licensing is somehow relevant or valid).
>
Explicitly marking the GPLv3 supporters would probably result in the
smaller set, but I just felt that it was important to make my own
position absolutely clear.

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