Hi all,
We want to relicense btrfs-progs, using the LGPLv2.1 instead of GPLv2.
We can then build btrfs-progs code as a shared library, libbtrfs, and
this library can be used by other code -- GPLv3+, BSD/Apache, and
non-free, without causing the GPLv2 to apply to the other code.
This will allow btrfs support to be more tightly integrated into other
management tools.
Chris Mason, as well as Oracle, have approved this change and are
on-board, but we also need *all* contributors to agree.
I will be emailing all contributors (as shown by git) over the next few
weeks. Progress will be shown here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuE18RMM7JeKdFF4OVdsYU9GVmVEOGNKajdPYThHSWc&usp=sharing
Instead of waiting for the email, you can also email me now
(agro...@redhat.com) with the below phrase, or something similar:
-I grant permission to re-license my contributed code to btrfs-progs
under the GNU LGPLv2.1 license.-
or with any questions.
Thanks! -- Regards -- Andy
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