Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.3] configure: disable by default and warn about libxseg GPLv3 license

[Peter Maydell]

On 9 April 2015 at 18:03, Andreas Färber <address@hidden> wrote:
> Am 09.04.2015 um 18:57 schrieb Andreas Färber:
>> Am 09.04.2015 um 15:52 schrieb Stefan Hajnoczi:
>>> libxseg has changed license to GPLv3.  QEMU includes GPL "v2 only" code
>>> which is not compatible with GPLv3.  This means the resulting binaries
>>> may not be redistributable!
>>>
>>> Disable Archipelago (libxseg) by default to prevent accidental license
>>> violations.  Also warn if linking against libxseg is enabled to remind
>>> the user.
>>>
>>> Note that this commit does not constitute any advice about software
>>> licensing.  If you have doubts you should consult a lawyer.
>>
>> :)
>>
>>>
>>> Cc: Chrysostomos Nanakos <address@hidden>
>>> Suggested-by: Kevin Wolf <address@hidden>
>>> Reported-by: Andreas Färber <address@hidden>
>>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
> [...]
>> Reviewed-by: Andreas Färber <address@hidden>
>
> Erm, on second thoughts the subject is missing an object and was
> probably intended to say "disable Archipelago by default". ;)

Thanks, applied to master with the missing object inserted and
the extraneous space removed.

-- PMM