[elrepo] kmod-qlcnic (ID 0000281)

[Akemi Yagi]

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org> wrote:
> On 14 August 2012 17:05, Phil Perry <phil at elrepo.org> wrote:
>> Hi Maurits,
>>
>> Thanks for the bump and apologies for us not getting to it sooner.
>>
>> Alan - would you like to pick this up or shall I have a go?
>
> I have a vague feeling that there was a problem with the license and
> the way the code operates.  I believe that toracat was looking into
> that aspect. Once we have toracat's report, assuming it is positive, I
> will certainly be willing to take this request.
>
> Akemi, would you please "look up" toracat's report.
>
> Alan.

I re-checked the LICENSE file in the tarfile quoted by Maurits (
http://filedownloads.qlogic.com/Files/TempDownlods/82534/qlcnic-5.0.26-QLogic.tgz
). It says:

=======================================================
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 QLogic Corporation
QLogic Linux qlcnic NIC Driver

You may modify and redistribute the device driver code under the
GNU General Public License (a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A) published by the Free Software Foundation (version 2).


EXHIBIT A

                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 2, June 1991

 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

========================================================

Akemi