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libxenvchan: Change license of header from Lesser GPL v2.1 to BSD
As the xen/COPYING file says: "A few files are licensed under both GPL and a weaker BSD-style license. This includes all files within the subdirectory include/public, as described in include/public/COPYING. All such files include the non-GPL license text as a source-code comment. Although the license text refers generically to "the software", the non-GPL license applies *only* to those source files that explicitly include the non-GPL license text." The libxenvchan.h is under xen/include/public/io directory and the xen/include/public/COPYING says: "XEN NOTICE ========== This copyright applies to all files within this subdirectory and its subdirectories: include/public/*.h include/public/hvm/*.h include/public/io/*.h The intention is that these files can be freely copied into the source tree of an operating system when porting that OS to run on Xen. Doing so does *not* cause the OS to become subject to the terms of the GPL. All other files in the Xen source distribution are covered by version 2 of the GNU General Public License except where explicitly stated otherwise within individual source files. " Having the libxenvchan.h as Lesser GPL v2.1 where the COPYING file says otherwise is confusing to say at least. Upon consulting with the authors of libxenvchan they said: "FWIW Neither I, nor ITL staff (as author of original libvchan library) have anything against converting it to the BSD-style licence." (Marek Marczykowski-Górecki, http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2016-06/msg00995.html) so as such lets change it. Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com> Acked-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com> Acked-by: Anil Madhavapeddy <anil@recoil.org> Acked-by: Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@tycho.nsa.gov> Acked-by: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@eu.citrix.com> Acked-by: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> Acked-by: Jason Andryuk <andryuk@aero.org> Acked-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@invisiblethingslab.com> Acked-by: Matthew Daley <mattjd@gmail.com> Acked-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de> Acked-by: Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@entel.upc.edu> Acked-by: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com> ["I have spoken to my line manager. I can confirm that Citrix is happy with this proposed change. So: Acked-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com> This view from Citrix covers all contributions made to these files in the course of Citrix's employees' employment, which I think is: > Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com> > cc: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@eu.citrix.com> > Cc: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com> > Cc: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com> > Cc: Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@entel.upc.edu> > Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org> > Cc: Tim Deegan <tim@xen.org> > Cc: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> .. [in subsequent email]: Wei points out that this ought also to include Keir Fraser's contribution, which was (only) in 2012. " (from Ian's email) In a subsequent mail, Wei also points out that David Scott's contribution is covered by Ian's ack. ]
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