Re: [PATCH v2] misc: hpilo: relicense HPE iLO driver as Dual MIT/GPL

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Nov 16 2022 - 06:50:27 EST


On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 06:34:57PM +0800, matt.hsiao@xxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Matt Hsiao <matt.hsiao@xxxxxxx>
>
> Currently, the hpilo driver is licensed as GPL. To run OpenBSD on HPE
> servers with BMC (HPE iLO) functionality, a dual MIT/GPL license is needed
> for porting the hpilo driver to OpenBSD.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Hsiao <matt.hsiao@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Hello contributors in the CC list,
>
> Thanks for your contributions to the hpilo driver. Please kindly review
> the license change and hopefully you would agree and approve it. Thanks!
>
> Patch v2:
> ---------
> - Change MODULE_LICENSE to Dual MIT/GPL too

As I asked for on the v1 version (delayed email on my side), I need a
lawyer from HPE to sign off on this change as well.

thanks,

greg k-h