[Xen-changelog] [xen-unstable] [XEN] License clarification.

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# HG changeset patch
# User kfraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# Node ID e32b74b2d7f43a0ec3807893664fe1c5ddd312eb
# Parent  2b89ebf00fc884f68168abea4159c11f31db131a
[XEN] License clarification.
Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 xen/COPYING                |    5 +++++
 xen/include/public/COPYING |   12 +++++++++---
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff -r 2b89ebf00fc8 -r e32b74b2d7f4 xen/COPYING
--- a/xen/COPYING       Tue Nov 07 17:48:18 2006 +0000
+++ b/xen/COPYING       Tue Nov 07 18:13:12 2006 +0000
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ includes all files within the subdirecto
 includes all files within the subdirectory include/public, are
 *not* covered by the GPL but by a much weaker license:
  include/public/COPYING
+
+A few other files are also licensed under the weaker BSD-style
+license. These files all include the license stanza as a text
+comment. Although this stanza refers to the "Software", the license
+applies *only* those source files that explicitly include it.
 
 Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as Xen is
 concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (i.e., *only*
diff -r 2b89ebf00fc8 -r e32b74b2d7f4 xen/include/public/COPYING
--- a/xen/include/public/COPYING        Tue Nov 07 17:48:18 2006 +0000
+++ b/xen/include/public/COPYING        Tue Nov 07 18:13:12 2006 +0000
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@ XEN NOTICE
 XEN NOTICE
 ==========
 
-This copyright applies to all files within this subdirectory. All
-other files in the Xen source distribution are covered by version 2 of
-the GNU General Public License.
+This copyright applies to all files within this subdirectory and its
+subdirectories:
+  include/public/*.h
+  include/public/hvm/*.h
+  include/public/io/*.h
+
+All other files in the Xen source distribution are covered by version
+2 of the GNU General Public License except where explicitly stated
+otherwise within individual source files.
 
  -- Keir Fraser (on behalf of the Xen team)
 

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