[elrepo] kmod-qlcnic (ID 0000281)
Alan Bartlett
ajb at elrepo.org
Tue Aug 14 13:11:19 EDT 2012
On 14 August 2012 18:02, Akemi Yagi <amyagi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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Thank you, Akemi. So assuming no other obstructions, we should be able
to package this driver.
I have, therefore, put it onto my list.
Alan.
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