Re: [PATCH] ARM: mvebu: dove: Relicense the device tree under GPLv2+/X11

[Andrew Lunn]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:09:04AM +0200, Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:
> The current implicit GPL only licensing on the device tree makes it
> very impractical for other software components licensed under another
> license.
> 
> In order to make it easier for them to reuse our device trees,
> relicense our device trees under a GPL/X11 dual-license.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Hi,
> 
> with Dove we only have a small set of people who can be git blame'd for
> the DT files:
> - Jason Cooper
> - Ezequiel Garcia
> - Andrew Lunn

Hi Sebastian

Acked-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

	  Andrew

> - Jean-Francois Moine
> - Russell King
> - Myself
> 
> so I decided to keep the whole relicensing in a single patch. Please send
> your Acked-by's in reply to this patch if you are happy with the relicensing.
> 
> Thanks,
>   Sebastian
> ---
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox-es.dts | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts    | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d2plug.dts   | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d3plug.dts   | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-dove-db.dts  | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi         | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 252 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox-es.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox-es.dts
> index e28ef056dd17..01fd75247c9d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox-es.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox-es.dts
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree file for SolidRun CuBox (Engineering Sample)
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  #include "dove-cubox.dts"
>  
>  / {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
> index aae7efc09b0b..6e36af3f1628 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-cubox.dts
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree file for SolidRun CuBox
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  /dts-v1/;
>  
>  #include "dove.dtsi"
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d2plug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d2plug.dts
> index c11d3636c8e5..51823434369b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d2plug.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d2plug.dts
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree file for Globalscale D2Plug
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  /dts-v1/;
>  
>  #include "dove.dtsi"
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d3plug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d3plug.dts
> index f5f59bb5a534..2e0ee2b1ec66 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d3plug.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-d3plug.dts
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree file for Globalscale D3Plug
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  /dts-v1/;
>  
>  #include "dove.dtsi"
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-dove-db.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-dove-db.dts
> index bb725dca3a10..6f57671c6210 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-dove-db.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove-dove-db.dts
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree file for Marvell DB-MV88AP510-BP Development Board
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  /dts-v1/;
>  
>  #include "dove.dtsi"
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
> index 9ad829523a13..8064ad7102f2 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dove.dtsi
> @@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
> +/*
> + * Device Tree include for Marvell Dove 88AP510 SoC
> + *
> + * This file is dual-licensed: you can use it either under the terms
> + * of the GPL or the X11 license, at your option. Note that this dual
> + * licensing only applies to this file, and not this project as a
> + * whole.
> + *
> + *  a) This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + *     modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> + *     published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
> + *     License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + *     This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
> + *     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + *     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + *     GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * Or, alternatively
> + *
> + *  b) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
> + *     obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
> + *     files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
> + *     restriction, including without limitation the rights to use
> + *     copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
> + *     sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> + *     Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
> + *     conditions:
> + *
> + *     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> + *     included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> + *
> + *     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED , WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND
> + *     EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
> + *     OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
> + *     NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
> + *     HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY
> + *     WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
> + *     FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
> + *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> + */
> +
>  /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
>  
>  #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
> -- 
> 2.1.0
> 
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