From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out4-smtp.messagingengine.com (out4-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 824291B37C for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:20:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id C35EE205D6; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:20:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend2 ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:20:15 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=monjalon.net; h= cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=mesmtp; bh=I8MG5RV/4/q8z9tPZPOSBUe/tz O7NMa1hTSY9m3dU98=; b=rbmGKFLHUMrcZgPXH1wF/O7cZju0NtEkQ6Lfp32LVN /t5yLVqBg8G3lwiCU2k/Ik9NEEeSVCldgZAagAoD43nu6xVgbDZZqQmdgKL5Q67l XDht32PLUHpFjodJ4IZ58gd1C+QvOe19EEPL0r3r+V1zTbX2iuwM7K8sDIboyWru Y= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=I8MG5R V/4/q8z9tPZPOSBUe/tzO7NMa1hTSY9m3dU98=; b=OAEhA2KE6D/A4fApmWS5gL lqf8KZn1s7onWHbf4MjZmngx1jG+PuRWU+gXtvqLPN2RP41z9yFUSaMCgVGGBtVL nvDzB5U7fTmWAb5KzUSOlbuJBjO5bFGuNIZE/4LEkRnARhWI7M2aHak8A7d6Gmg6 QZviYbYKhgVOaiUfBW6ueg9LeDWHzv97ysuLZ4yU9wBMo3XG37YR7wt7JCUiOGKK yapOxKe26VmYz0JCPyBPMnVXeXxyVk8Kin1fRgSsqzsVjjHQYu7AmueltdsPt580 3adGG38cGD2Bfsx2hEkZy51HCKWQzpCOdufDv2P+/5PCfce0PtQXV5NLO8ftMKDg == X-ME-Sender: Received: from xps.localnet (unknown [37.170.207.30]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5C8CD24A81; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:20:14 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas Monjalon To: "Kumar, Ravi1" Cc: dev@dpdk.org, Hemant Agrawal , "Shippen, Greg" , "Jayakumar, Premkumar" Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:20:11 +0100 Message-ID: <3789757.fNjoqSFDKv@xps> In-Reply-To: References: <1505324838-25734-1-git-send-email-ravi1.kumar@amd.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 3/4] doc: Add documents for AMD XGBE Ethernet X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:20:17 -0000 15/09/2017 14:26, Kumar, Ravi1: > >1. As a non-written convention, we are adding following statement in the top of such dual licensed files : " This file is provided under a dual > >BSD/GPLv2 license. When using or redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.". And license header as "BSD LICENSE" or "GPL .." > > > >2. you are using a modified version of BSD. Typical license in DPDK files are BSD-3 or BSD-2. If you intend to use your specific version of BSD license, it will require TechBoard, Gov Board and legal approval. > > > >3. Additionally your BSD license is including a proprietary license text of Synopsys. This will also need approval before it get included in DPDK. > > > >4. It seems you have copy pasted the same license text in all the files. > >e.g. do you intend to keep dual license option + Synopsys text for your documentation and the files, which you have created originally for dpdk only. > > > > Hi Hemant, > > Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. We have to work with our Legal team on this. We will get back to you. Please keep us posted about your legal issues. Maybe there is something we can help. If you target 18.02, I suggest to send a v2 before the end of the month, in order to give us time to review what else must be reworked. Thanks