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| Packaging of kernel-patch-openvz for Debian [message #2407] |
Mon, 03 April 2006 19:54  |
Ola Lundqvist
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Hello
I'm in the process of packaging kernel-patch-openvz for Debian
and I have a few questions:
* In the kernel patch that I downloaded from your download
section
http://download.openvz.org/beta/kernel/026test005.1/patches/
I see a lot of references to the following copyright statement.
Licensing governed by "linux/COPYING.SWsoft" file.
The problem is that no such file exist in the patch, nor in any
other place that I can find.
In order for it to be included into Debian it need to be clear
that this is GPL software and right now it is not possible
to determine (more than looking on the webpage and that can be
changed later).
* Is there any other that have copyright on this?
Well that is all for now.
Regards,
// Ola
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| Re: Packaging of kernel-patch-openvz for Debian [message #2411 is a reply to message #2407] |
Tue, 04 April 2006 02:37  |
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Ola Lundqvist wrote:
>Hello
>
>I'm in the process of packaging kernel-patch-openvz for Debian
>and I have a few questions:
>
>* In the kernel patch that I downloaded from your download
> section
> http://download.openvz.org/beta/kernel/026test005.1/patches/
> I see a lot of references to the following copyright statement.
> Licensing governed by "linux/COPYING.SWsoft" file.
> The problem is that no such file exist in the patch, nor in any
> other place that I can find.
>
>
Whoops, looks like we missed that very file from the devel kernel
series. Kirill, can you please fix it ASAP?
The file is present in the stable (2.6.8) kernels though. It is
basically a GPL.
We put this very file and the reference to it as a result of discussion
on users@ list back in September 2005, in order to make it certain that
this is the GPL and nothing else. See the first thread at
http://openvz.org/pipermail/users/2005-September/thread.html .
> In order for it to be included into Debian it need to be clear
> that this is GPL software and right now it is not possible
> to determine (more than looking on the webpage and that can be
> changed later).
>
>
Hopefully we will release the next kernel with the forgotten file added.
>* Is there any other that have copyright on this?
>
>
AFAIK all the OpenVZ stuff is copyrighted by SWsoft. Kirill, plz correct
me if I'm wrong.
>Well that is all for now.
>
>Regards,
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>// Ola
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| Re: Packaging of kernel-patch-openvz for Debian [message #2412 is a reply to message #2411] |
Tue, 04 April 2006 07:38 |
Kirill Korotaev
Messages: 137
Registered: January 2006
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>> I'm in the process of packaging kernel-patch-openvz for Debian
>> and I have a few questions:
>>
>> * In the kernel patch that I downloaded from your download
>> section
>> http://download.openvz.org/beta/kernel/026test005.1/patches/
>> I see a lot of references to the following copyright statement.
>> Licensing governed by "linux/COPYING.SWsoft" file.
>> The problem is that no such file exist in the patch, nor in any
>> other place that I can find.
>>
> Whoops, looks like we missed that very file from the devel kernel
> series. Kirill, can you please fix it ASAP?
yup, will be fixed in next version.
attached this file, so you could add it until we fixed it.
> The file is present in the stable (2.6.8) kernels though. It is
> basically a GPL.
It is _GPL_. With small additional clarification before the license:
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Nothing in this license should be construed as a grant by SWsoft of any
rights
beyond the rights specified in the GNU General Public License, and
nothing in
this license should be construed as a waiver by SWsoft of its patent,
copyright
and/or trademark rights, beyond the waiver required by the GNU General
Public
License. This license is expressly inapplicable to any product that is not
within the scope of the GNU General Public License
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> We put this very file and the reference to it as a result of discussion
> on users@ list back in September 2005, in order to make it certain that
> this is the GPL and nothing else. See the first thread at
> http://openvz.org/pipermail/users/2005-September/thread.html .
>
>> In order for it to be included into Debian it need to be clear
>> that this is GPL software and right now it is not possible
>> to determine (more than looking on the webpage and that can be
>> changed later).
>>
> Hopefully we will release the next kernel with the forgotten file added.
>
>> * Is there any other that have copyright on this?
>>
> AFAIK all the OpenVZ stuff is copyrighted by SWsoft. Kirill, plz correct
> me if I'm wrong.
Only SWsoft at this moment. But other developers contributing the code
can copyright it as well.
Thanks,
Kirill
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