All, LVM is currently part of Linus tree. So, while you are correct on the branching bit, it may in-fact not be necessary. GFS is NOT already in Linus tree, so that could lend some foreshadowing. I agree with all of the points made below though. -- Austin Gonyou Systems Architect, CCNA Coremetrics, Inc. Phone: 512-796-9023 email: austin@coremetrics.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph Jennings [mailto:ralph@oro.net] > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:10 PM > To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Will LVM stay GPL? > > > On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 01:55:02PM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote: > > Mike Declerck has already addressed this issue on the mailing list, > > but I'll reiterate. The LVM kernel driver is GPL, the LVM userland > > tools are GPL. We have no intention to change this, and even if we > > wanted to we couldn't since lots of people outside Sistina have > > contributed. > > > > If it makes people feel happier I will accept patches that add their > > names to the copyright notices (assuming they've made significant > > contributions). > > Besides, if they *do* decide to switch the licensing, all we have > to do is go back one revision and branch a new LVM project from the > GPL'd code. So lets wait till that happens, then branch off an > OpenLVM project from the latest GPL released LVM code. But untill > that happens who cares, they can't pull the carpet out from under > our feet untill they change the license, and untill they decide to > do that (if they decide to), all work is GPL'd, and they're doing a > great job of it. > > IANAL of course, but I've been told that you can't make a license > change from GPL to anything else retroactive?!?!? > > -Ralph > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >