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From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Yamahata Isaku wrote:

> > OK. ALSA contains only GNU GPL code and I don't want change it. Until
> > author of original patch doesn't confirm GNU GPL, I don't include this
> > code to ALSA sources.
> 
> I got the replay from the author of the original patch.
> Instead of confirming GNU GPL, he suggets artistic license which is
> used by perl.
> Hmmmm. Is there any comments or suggestions?
> I will continue to negotiate with him.
> For the present, I separeted the file.
> So now only lowlevel/generic/oss_uart16550.c is under BSD-like license.
> The other files are GPL'ed.

I don't see any source file in Linux kernel with another than GNU GPL
license. This is important for ALSA driver. If author don't confirm GNU
GPL - I don't see other way than rewrite UART code, too. Note that most of
code can be get from standard serial driver...

I should say that I like serial code and I don't want reject it without
major reason (unfortunately license is major reason).

							Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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