Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fix licensing problems in if_ppp.h

From: David Miller
Date: Sun Mar 04 2012 - 20:41:53 EST


From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:53:37 +1100

> This series of 3 patches is primarily aimed at removing the problem
> that the license on include/linux/if_ppp.h is the old BSD-style license
> with advertising clause. However, in fact virtually none of that file
> comes from the original PPP code released by CMU. This series solves
> the problem by moving the code that I originally wrote to a new header
> file with my copyright on it.
>
> While we're at it, I also change the license on some files where I had
> put an ANU copyright notice originally to have my copyright instead.
> I have an acknowledgement in writing from September 2002 from ANU that
> they do not claim any copyright in this code.

All applied, thanks Paul.
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