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On Dec 6, 2015 8:41 PM, "Daniel Gutson" <<a href="mailto:daniel.gutson@tallertechnologies.com">daniel.gutson@tallertechnologies.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 11:36 PM, Joel Sherrill <<a href="mailto:joel.sherrill@gmail.com">joel.sherrill@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> > On Dec 6, 2015 8:06 PM, "Daniel Gutson"<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:daniel.gutson@tallertechnologies.com">daniel.gutson@tallertechnologies.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> >> In the f2fs/jffs2 thread a point about licensing arose.<br>
> >> Martin mentioned that the original code is part of Linux, assuming<br>
> >> that it is GPLv2 (we'll check).<br>
> >> However, Chris asked for a dual licensing scheme in order to include<br>
> >> it in RTEMS.<br>
> >> I read in <a href="https://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE">https://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE</a> "...GNU General Public<br>
> >> License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version<br>
> >> 2..." so I'm confused: why should we ask for a dual license? Isn't<br>
> >> GPLv2 indeed the same RTEMS uses?<br>
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> > The RTEMS version includes an exception paragraph that neuters the viral<br>
> > nature. See the second paragraph.<br>
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> > <a href="https://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE">https://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE</a><br>
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> So adding a pure GPLv2 file would turn the entire code base free<br>
> software... I understand.<br>
> Then, what licenses are compatible? I imagine Boost for example, or MIT, right?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I don't know that we have a full list. MIT and BSD are OK if no advertising. I don't know the Boost license. But you get the idea. No obligations on end users.</p>
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> >> Please explain me.<br>
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> >> Thanks!<br>
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> >> Daniel.<br>
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> >> Daniel F. Gutson<br>
> >> Chief Engineering Officer, SPD<br>
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> Daniel F. Gutson<br>
> Chief Engineering Officer, SPD<br>
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> Córdoba, Argentina<br>
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