Broken license headers #6
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The code uses 2 macros that indicate the license is GPL
MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
The header on these source files claims some kind of Silicon labs license that is not compatible with the GPL. Please fix the headers on these files to make the header compatible with the GPL.
Signed-off-by: Angus Ainslie <angus@akkea.ca>
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This issue hasn't been touched for about half a year now. Could you please comment on it? The driver is needed for a phone called Librem5 made by Purism running PureOS Linux which is endorsed by the FSF. It is not possible for Purism to include newer driver versions into their distribution if they are not GPL'd. We as users and contributors are really waiting for progress on this matter, because the bluetooth/wifi support doesn't work as well as we'd expect. Purism just stated that the production of the backlog of pre-orders could start again and the Librem5 USA is even available for immediate delivery. More and more users will suffer from the halt of the bluetooth/wifi development. One of the reasons there is not much progress is this issue. We'd be really thankful to get information about your plans to resolve the contrary license informations between the SiliconLabs license and the GPL. Thanks a lot for any comment or progress! |
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@chri2 I've forwarded the message to our development team. They'll have a look and come back to you. Thanks. |
HI Thanks . |
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This has been updated in the 2.6.1 release |
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@nytowl Is there a chance now that this will be mainlined in the Linux kernel? |
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There is already a mainline driver but it doesn't really work from what I've tried. Silicon Labs will need to put in the effort to fix the mainline code then maybe others will help support that effort. This proprietary driver is largely a dead end. |
The code uses 2 macros that indicate the license is GPL
MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
The header on these source files claims some kind of Silicon labs license that is not compatible with the GPL. Please fix the headers on these files to make the header compatible with the GPL.
Signed-off-by: Angus Ainslie angus@akkea.ca