[openib-general] [PATCH 1/14] NetEffect iWarp RNIC driver

[Roland Dreier]

 > The TCP/IP stack module is an additional piece of software that we
 > obtained under a BSD license.  Since the OFA license is dual, we cannot
 > submit it.  John Hagerman reported this to the OFA board in September
 > and it was agreed upon then.  There is nothing wrong with the current
 > Linux TCP stack and, in fact, we are working towards the goal of using
 > as much functionality from it as we reasonably can.  The bottom line is
 > that we understand there is little hope of merging a second stack and
 > are working that issue.

This would depend on the exact BSD license you have, but in general it
is possible to rerelease BSD code under the GPL as well (since the BSD
license itself gives you that right).  And yes, this makes the OFA
dual-license policy pretty silly.

I'm still not clear why you're messing around with TCP stacks at all.
Is this something your iWARP driver needs?  Is the code you just
submitted functional without the stack?  (There's not much hope of
merging a driver that requires some additional extra TCP stack blob to
do anything)

 - R.