Hi Claudio,
On 21.03.2017 14:12, Claudio Scordino wrote:
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.
AFAIR this still means reaching all the copyright holders and making
them agree to the change. Otherwise, it's an option.
Valentine
Best regards,
Claudio
2017-03-21 11:00 GMT+01:00 Jan Kiszka <[email protected]
<mailto:[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
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