Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] softfloat: rebase to version 2a

[Max Filippov]

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Anthony Liguori <address@hidden> wrote:
> The license of SoftFloat-2b is claimed to be GPLv2 incompatible by
> the FSF due to an indemnification clause.  The previous release,
> SoftFloat-2a, did not contain this clause.  The only changes between
> these two versions as far as QEMU is concerned is the license change
> and a global modification of the comment structure.  This patch rebases
> our softfloat code to SoftFloat-2a in order to have a GPLv2 compatible
> license.
...
> In order to make this change, we need to relicense all contributions
> from initial import of the SoftFloat code to match the license of
> SoftFloat-2a (instead of the implied SoftFloat-2b license).
>
> If you are on CC, it is because you have contributed to the softfloat
> code in QEMU.  Please response to this note with:
>
> Acked-by: Your Name <address@hidden>
>
> To significant that you are able and willing to relicense your changes
> to the SoftFloat-1a license (or a GPL compatible license).

Acked-by: Max Filippov <address@hidden>

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Thanks.
-- Max