Dear Jan, thank you for clarifying. Let's see how the topic evolves.
In case, the easiest path could be the addition of the linking exception clause (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPL_linking_exception) to the plain GPL just for the inmate library. Best regards, Claudio 2017-03-21 11:00 GMT+01:00 Jan Kiszka <[email protected]>: > On 2017-03-21 10:27, Claudio Scordino wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I apologize if this topic has been already discussed in list. > > > > I've noted that the inmate lib is licensed under GPL. Therefore, if I'm > > not wrong, its license also affects the inmate binaries that get linked > > to it. > > > > If licensing the hypervisor code under GPL is reasonable for a plethora > > of reasons, I wonder if applying the same license for the inmate library > > is wise or not, since it may prevent the usage of such library in an > > industrial context where the inmate code must remain proprietary. > > Correct, the inmate library in its current form is not suitable for > proprietary inmate development. We only licensed interface header of the > hypervisor under dual GPL/BSD, not the library. > > I wouldn't refuse a relicensing proposal if there is a real need and > someone has the time to drive it (hunt down all copyright holders), but > I would also like to have a discussion about technical alternatives > first, i.e. RTOSes that already come with permissive licenses. I > consider Zephyr as the hottest candidate for this right now (x86 > support, consistent licensing, vivid and growing industrial community). > > The library may still play a role in future when we start adding more > test cases. > > Jan > > -- > Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT RDA ITP SES-DE > Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux > -- Claudio Scordino, Ph.D. Project Manager - Funded research projects Evidence Srl Via Carducci 56 56010 S.Giuliano Terme - Pisa - Italy Phone: +39 050 99 11 224 Mobile: + 39 393 811 7491 Fax: +39 050 99 10 812 http://www.evidence.eu.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jailhouse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
