From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Received: from mail-pd0-f180.google.com (mail-pd0-f180.google.com
 [209.85.192.180]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50D711F3
 for <dev@dpdk.org>; Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:52:21 +0200 (CEST)
Received: by mail-pd0-f180.google.com with SMTP id y10so2951486pdj.25
 for <dev@dpdk.org>; Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:52:52 -0700 (PDT)
X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
 d=google.com; s=20120113;
 h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to
 :references:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
 bh=Iwqtk/gpfpV9HjcwOSVGZoMj2v1dozTwtELEadtx8h8=;
 b=ihg6tG6EqK60MmljRhumKluiQaZN8b/BESKAz8VPptlucuZNBe3SH5EMraNPZKlEJt
 nqn1RogauczlR+GiCsi1v73I0UVDijeyr086RL9nJQttkFnRMXB9Wul8SkxXoqOBfayj
 coyp76RpD7Ye2bQkAXGcc+kmw03Tw3AtjoKRCttTizaDmFnrc+OHX1UH1XPbut5GtNaa
 r/aCmsdZ27omTYDjPgCRVKda8EYzEtUHhMm2pfTm0/4LXSXD1052g7RCADhlF2KFDZaL
 ejuVxaVjqdEKODrsguFilaRMDI+lUHlZ55Hr55SEZo8+Py5Q8vXMaZmuoxpvv5iY6TEw
 Tbow==
X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkD3zBno9yTZQ2OTTUyOIYw0rQdd3l9waXyTeO69Z2E77UWir4psgH1CTORi8vEn8bylaMc
X-Received: by 10.66.149.231 with SMTP id ud7mr12748990pab.8.1377492772026;
 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:52:52 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net
 (static-50-53-69-237.bvtn.or.frontiernet.net. [50.53.69.237])
 by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id mr3sm15404911pbb.27.1969.12.31.16.00.00
 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128);
 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:52:51 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:52:48 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: =?UTF-8?B?0J3QuNC60L7Qu9Cw0Lkg0JLQu9Cw0LTRi9GI0LXQstGB0LrQuNC5?=
 <nikovv@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20130825215248.45ef0336@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
In-Reply-To: <CAMJJiWppxqRM=jLCfhP22hh=d7YfFYB=B6L0udhzV2CKw2DCtQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAMJJiWppxqRM=jLCfhP22hh=d7YfFYB=B6L0udhzV2CKw2DCtQ@mail.gmail.com>
X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.10; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] License switch to LGPL in 1.3
X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK <dev.dpdk.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/options/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/>
List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org>
List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>,
 <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:52:21 -0000

On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:48:15 -0500
=D0=9D=D0=B8=D0=BA=D0=BE=D0=BB=D0=B0=D0=B9 =D0=92=D0=BB=D0=B0=D0=B4=D1=8B=
=D1=88=D0=B5=D0=B2=D1=81=D0=BA=D0=B8=D0=B9 <nikovv@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> one of the changes in version 1.3 is the switch from BSD license to LGPL
> and GPL , and being the developer able to chose one or another. May I ask
> why this decision was taken? As I understand correctly, with this change,
> we no longer can static link the binaries of our applications and embed in
> our products unless we buy a license. Have the prices been already set for
> it?
>=20
> Nikolai

When I asked the same issue, the answer from Intel was that the all the non=
-kernel
parts are still under the same BSD style license. The only GPL par is the k=
ernel
drivers (igb_uio and kni). It probably should be split into separate packag=
es
for clarity.