RE: [PATCH 2/2] net/gve: update copyright holders

["Guo, Junfeng" <junfeng.guo@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 16:57
> To: Guo, Junfeng <junfeng.guo@intel.com>; Zhang, Qi Z
> <qi.z.zhang@intel.com>; Wu, Jingjing <jingjing.wu@intel.com>; Xing,
> Beilei <beilei.xing@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com>; Joshua
> Washington <joshwash@google.com>; Jeroen de Borst
> <jeroendb@google.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net/gve: update copyright holders
> 
> On 3/28/2023 3:08 AM, Junfeng Guo wrote:
> > Add Google LLC as one of the copyright holders for GVE.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rushil Gupta <rushilg@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Joshua Washington <joshwash@google.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Junfeng Guo <junfeng.guo@intel.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Jeroen de Borst <jeroendb@google.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.c | 32
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.h | 32
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  drivers/net/gve/gve_logs.h   | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> -
> >  drivers/net/gve/gve_rx.c     | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  drivers/net/gve/gve_tx.c     | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  drivers/net/gve/meson.build  | 31
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  6 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.c
> b/drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.c
> > index cf28a4a3b7..1b8f0fde8f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/gve/gve_ethdev.c
> > @@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
> > -/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> > - * Copyright(C) 2022 Intel Corporation
> > +/*
> > + * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Google LLC
> > + * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Intel Corporation
> > + *
> > + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> modification,
> > + * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
> > + *
> > + * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> notice, this
> > + *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> > + *
> > + * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
> copyright notice,
> > + *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
> documentation
> > + *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> > + *
> > + * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
> contributors
> > + *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
> software without
> > + *    specific prior written permission.
> > + *
> > + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
> CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
> > + * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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> > + * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
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> CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
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> >   */
> 
> Can you please separate the patches that updates license and copyright?

Sure.

The background is that, in the past (DPDK 22.11) we didn't get the approval
of license from Google, thus chose the MIT License for the base code, and 
BSD-3 License for GVE common code (without the files in /base folder).
We also left the copyright holder of base code just to Google Inc, and made
Intel as the copyright holder of GVE common code (without /base folder).

Today we are working together for GVE dev and maintaining. And we got
the approval of BSD-3 License from Google for the base code.
Thus we dicided to 1) switch the License of GVE base code from MIT to BSD-3;
2) add Google LLC as one of the copyright holders for GVE common code.

Thanks!