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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: "Николай Владышевский" <nikovv@gmail.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] License switch to LGPL in 1.3
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:52:48 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130825215248.45ef0336@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMJJiWppxqRM=jLCfhP22hh=d7YfFYB=B6L0udhzV2CKw2DCtQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 05:48:15 -0500
Николай Владышевский <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?
> 
> 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 kernel
drivers (igb_uio and kni). It probably should be split into separate packages
for clarity.

  reply	other threads:[~2013-08-26  4:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-25 10:48 Николай Владышевский
2013-08-26  4:52 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2013-08-26 10:32 ` Thomas Monjalon

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