jerpelea commented on PR #15197: URL: https://github.com/apache/nuttx/pull/15197#issuecomment-2547145631
> _[I posted this hours ago via email, but it didn't make it]_ > > Wouldn't it make sense to add a BSD 4-clause selection to the configuratioin? It should include a warning that selection of the option will cause violation of newer GPL licenses and will require some advertising. > > Yes, BSD 4-clause cannot be linked with current GPL. That is GPL forbids linking with any other license that has additional requirements beyond GPL (such as the advertising clause). > > [I thought UC Berkeley had waived that clause, but perhaps that is not the case. We talked about this extensively when we became Apache and out mentor assured us that there was no issue. Revisiting those old discussions of 2019-2020 would be worthwhile. I see this as an issue for any potential product that may use NuttX and should be fixed before we create the next release now that we migrate to SPDX headers it is easier to spot if we have license issues. Unfortunately the license options do not work in the Core OS because removing the components with the conflicting license will break the build or disable major functionality. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
