FW: [openib-general] Minutes from DAPL BOF at OpenIB Workshop

[Ryan, Jim]

Tom Duffy wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 16:47 -0800, Woodruff, Robert J wrote:
>>  Hi Arkady,
>> 
>> As I mentioned in the BOF, I have a person (Arlin Davis) that can
>> help with developing a uDAPL provider for the openib.org verbs.
>> After discussing it more
>> with folks here, is seems to us that perhaps for the uDAPL user-mode
>> library,  it be provided to openib.org under a dual BSD + LGPL
>> library rather than a BSD + GPL since people normally want to use
>> LGPL for libraries.
> 
> I think using an LGPL instead of GPL would require a change to the
> openib.org bylaws.
> 
> Jim, is that right?
> 
> Honestly, if they are licensed BSD too, people can do whatever they
> want.  BSD/GPL will be fine on these libraries, IMO.
> 
> -tduffy

Tom, good to hear from you. 

Yes, it would require a change in our bylaws which are very clear wrt
GPL and BSD.

Please let me know if you'd like to discuss further. 

Regards, Jim
Chairman, OpenIB