Re: [Qemu-devel] [multiprocess RFC PATCH 36/37] multi-process: add the concept description to docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk]

On Thu, Mar 07, 2019 at 03:21:47PM +0100, Thomas Huth wrote:
> On 07/03/2019 15.16, Kevin Wolf wrote:
> > Am 07.03.2019 um 09:14 hat Thomas Huth geschrieben:
> >> On 07/03/2019 08.22, address@hidden wrote:
> >>> From: Elena Ufimtseva <address@hidden>
> >>>
> >>> TODO: Make relevant changes to the doc.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: John G Johnson <address@hidden>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Elena Ufimtseva <address@hidden>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Jagannathan Raman <address@hidden>
> >>> ---
> >>>  docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess.txt | 1109 
> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>  1 file changed, 1109 insertions(+)
> >>>  create mode 100644 docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess.txt
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess.txt 
> >>> b/docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess.txt
> >>> new file mode 100644
> >>> index 0000000..e29c6c8
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/docs/devel/qemu-multiprocess.txt
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,1109 @@
> >>> +/*
> >>> + * Copyright 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
> >>> + *
> >>> + * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining 
> >>> a copy
> >>> + * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 
> >>> to deal
> >>> + * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the 
> >>> rights
> >>> + * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or 
> >>> sell
> >>> + * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
> >>> + * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> >>> + *
> >>> + * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be 
> >>> included in
> >>> + * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> >>> + *
> >>> + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
> >>> EXPRESS OR
> >>> + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF 
> >>> MERCHANTABILITY,
> >>> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT 
> >>> SHALL
> >>> + * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR 
> >>> OTHER
> >>> + * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, 
> >>> ARISING FROM,
> >>> + * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER 
> >>> DEALINGS IN
> >>> + * THE SOFTWARE.
> >>> + */
> >>
> >> Somehow weird to see such a big license statement talking about
> >> "software", but which applies to a text file only... Not sure if it is
> >> an option for you, but maybe one of the Creative Common licenses
> >> (dual-licensed with the GPLv2+) would be a better fit? E.g. for the QEMU
> >> website, the content is dual-licensed: https://www.qemu.org/license.html
> > 
> > While we're talking about licenses, the "All rights reserved." notice is
> > out of place in a license header that declares that a lot of permissions
> > are granted. Better to remove it to avoid any ambiguities that could
> > result from the contradiction. (Applies to the whole series.)
> 
> Apart from that, it is also not required for other work anymore. See:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_rights_reserved

Interesting. Do folks know why the Linux Foundation does it?

See for example cf0d37aecc06801d4847fb36740da4a5690d9d45 (in the Linux kernel)
where every change they stamp it with their 'All Rights Reserved'?

> 
>  Thomas