COPYING: Add discussion about GPL compatibility of Modified BSD licenses.

Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir@xen.org>
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Keir Fraser committed 2011-03-24 11:09:02 +00:00
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@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ the files in this repository are concerned is _this_ particular
version of the license (i.e., *only* v2, not v2.2 or v3.x or version of the license (i.e., *only* v2, not v2.2 or v3.x or
whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated.
Some code fragments in the hypervisor and associated subsystems
include the 2- or 3-clause BSD license stanzas (also known as Modified
BSD licenses). When these code sections are compiled as part of a
GPLv2-licensed program, such as Xen, the result is licensed under
GPLv2. See the FSF's definition of GPL compatibility:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesCompatMean
And how this applies to a range of open source licenses:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
Licensing Exceptions (the relaxed BSD-style license) Licensing Exceptions (the relaxed BSD-style license)
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