[Xen-devel] Re: Grub2 on Xen PV

[Ferenc Wagner <wferi@xxxxxxx>]

Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Ferenc Wagner wrote:
>
>> If it's new BSD (without the advertising clause), then that's
>> perfectly fine.  Unfortunately I couldn't read so however hard I
>> tried.  From the top level COPYING file:
>> 
>>    Licensing Exceptions (the relaxed BSD-style license)
>>    ----------------------------------------------------
>>    
>>    For the convenience of users and those who are porting OSes to run
>>    as Xen guests, certain files in this repository are not subject to
>>    the GPL when distributed separately or included in software
>>    packages outside this repository. Instead we specify a much more
>>    relaxed BSD-style license. Affected files include the Xen interface
>>    headers (xen/include/public/COPYING), and various drivers, support
>>    functions and header files within the Linux source trees on
>>    http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.X-xen.hg. In all such cases,
>>    license terms are stated at the top of the file or in a COPYING
>>    file in the same directory. Note that _any_ file that is modified
>>    and then distributed within a Linux kernel is still subject to the
>>    GNU GPL.
>> 
>> But there's no COPYING file under extras, nor the above mentions
>> MiniOS.  The comment in blkfront.c says it's based on netfront.c,
>> whose comment says it's based on Xen Linux, which is BSD by the above,
>> so that may be OK.  But other parts of MiniOS haven't got any license
>> declaration, so it isn't obvious, for the very least...  I wonder how
>> it could be better communicated.
>> 
>> Meanwhile I'll try to proceed nevertheless.
>
> Yeah, we'll try to make it more clear.

Great!

And what about stubdom/grub/kexec.c & co.?  Is that in a different bag?
-- 
Thanks,
Feri.

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