> >>Please explain the thinking behind the choice of a non-GPL export. > >>(Yes, we discussed this when inifiniband was first merged, but it > >>doesn't hurt to reiterate). > > The agreement made within the OpenIB community, from where this code > originates, > is that all source code be licensed under a dual license of BSD/GPL. I am > not a > lawyer, so I don't know the implications of changing the exports to be GPL > only, > given the OpenIB license. But my understanding is that makes using those > functions less attractive.
no actually ;) but I understood OpenIB to be "GPL when used in the linux kernel, optionally BSD when outside linux". Since EXPORT_SYMBOL is highly linux kernel specific... the _GPL should be just fine _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
