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RE: Question on how to submit changed code

To: Roger Willcocks <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Carlos Maiolino <cmaiolino@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Question on how to submit changed code
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 18:10:52 +0000
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Thread-topic: Question on how to submit changed code
From the "COPYING" file under docs:

The library named "libhandle" and some specific header files (including
<xfs/xfs.h>) are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

All other components are licensed under the GNU General Public License.

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<http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/lesser.txt>

                  GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 2.1, February 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Willcocks [mailto:roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:03 PM
To: Carlos Maiolino
Cc: Epp, Mike; xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Question on how to submit changed code


On Tue, 2015-12-01 at 18:44 +0100, Carlos Maiolino wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 05:41:00PM +0000, Roger Willcocks wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 2015-12-01 at 15:16 +0000, Epp, Mike wrote:
> > > I have changed code in libxfs and repair projects for xfsprogs.  I 
> > > donât view the changes as desired for ongoing deployment, as they 
> > > allowed scanning of active volumes and bring the chance of false 
> > > errors.  To stay compliant with GNU GPL though we must publish the 
> > > code.  What are the steps I need to follow to publish the changes?  
> > > Do I need to publish just the source files I changed, the entire 
> > > projects I changes, or all of xfsprogs?
> > > 
> > 
> > You don't need to publish the code but you do need to make a full 
> > copy of the code, including your clearly marked changes, available 
> > to your customers.
> > 
> > See GPL section 3.
> 
> Just FYI, xfsprogs is licensed under GPL V2, not V3, they are 
> different in many aspects.
> 

xfsprogs source code (e.g. xfs_dir2_node.c) says:

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation.

which probably makes it V1.

http://linux-xfs.oss.sgi.narkive.com/drJRUsIn/xfsprogs-xfsdump-what-flavor-of-gpl

--
Roger


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