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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	stable@kernel.org, greg@kroah.com,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH stable] ftrace document crucial update
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:50:10 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0807311145070.31930@gandalf.stny.rr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080731093039.4afcb734@bike.lwn.net>


On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Jonathan Corbet wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> 
> > Never mind that ftrace itself doesn't exist is 2.6.26.

s/is/in/ :-(

> 
> I just figured you were trying to raise the bar by showing that it's
> possible to get the documentation in before the code...

I'd be impressed if this happens again. ;-)

> 
> >  Copyright 2008 Red Hat Inc.
> > -Author: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
> > +   Author:   Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
> > +  License:   The GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
> 
> Is FDL appropriate for stuff shipped with the kernel?  I would suspect
> it would at least need a GPL-compatible dual-license option.

Yeah, Christoph Hellwig brought this up too. I said that I would dual 
license it (whatever that means with this) but I wanted to ask a lawyer 
first.

The question is, is the FDL really incompatible with the GPL if what is 
protected by the FDL does not get compiled and shipped as a binary?
Hence, I need to bring this up with a lawyer. And if it is indeed 
incompatible, then I will be sending out a dual license patch.

-- Steve


  reply	other threads:[~2008-07-31 15:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-31  3:05 Steven Rostedt
2008-07-31 15:30 ` Jonathan Corbet
2008-07-31 15:50   ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2008-07-31 16:40   ` [PATCH] dual license ftrace.txt Steven Rostedt
2008-07-31 16:48 ` [PATCH stable] ftrace document crucial update Greg KH
2008-07-31 20:10   ` Steven Rostedt
2008-08-01 23:35     ` Greg KH
2008-07-31 16:53 ` Chris Wright

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