Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH] lib: Add headers to generic library files

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On 25.04.2017 17:32, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> 2017-04-25 09:11+0200, Thomas Huth:
>> On 07.04.2017 15:49, Andrew Jones wrote:
>>> On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 03:16:57PM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
>>>> Many files in the lib folder do not have proper statements about
>>>> their license. Add such a header there so that it is clear under
>>>> which conditions the code can be used.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> diff --git a/lib/argv.c b/lib/argv.c
>>>> @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Set up arguments for main() and prepare environment variables
>>>> + *
>>>> + * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>>>> + * under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License version 2.
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>>  #include "libcflat.h"
>>>>  #include "auxinfo.h"
>>>>  
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <drjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> *ping*
> 
> (Sorry, I'll need to double-check all unit test patches from that time.)
> 
>> Paolo, Radim, could you pick this up please if it sounds OK for you?
> 
> It does, the licensing follows COPYRIGHT and I assume that we can't
> change the license without a lot of legal hassle.
> 
> Took me a while to realize what isn't clear: libcflat.h is GPL 2 and
> being explicit with the border between GPL 2 and LGPL 2 sounds good for
> re-usability of the code.  (I assume that the whole kvm-unit-tests is
> effectively GPL 2, but parts of it are more benevolent.)

I think we should update the COPYRIGHT file with this information -
saying that the whole kvm-unit-tests is under GPL 2 nowadays, but single
files might be LGPL 2 (or other compatible licenses) instead...

 Thomas




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