From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Mon Aug 31 17:25:41 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6189C65DE for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yaneurabeya@gmail.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (mailman.ysv.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::50:5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC80C1F67 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yaneurabeya@gmail.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id B7D639C65DC; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B70C39C65DA; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yaneurabeya@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pa0-x232.google.com (mail-pa0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c03::232]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 896C11F60; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yaneurabeya@gmail.com) Received: by pacdd16 with SMTP id dd16so145587817pac.2; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:25:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=jOTVo3W8EXIHBTFTkCjiuk+ZQ2HXpXWR7JBmfIB0KMU=; b=ZNtwoZ8uoWzP3vCdypBTSrgt4vzF5MEG152zqj3hygQuZYReIrN7FVbV2u+xvi9cXc Xkki1Gj7A9TdpeZ4vBNqaoFeyH0H18BhQCMv4j8PwhKKU5TdSerz+8hUR+Tgh9ckMbSb qV9P/qE3/feyWZUbHI/TsZbIGvjAQ6rCdn9MwRwskI2zfmkg4LAcstlPLwX67Lb2maP8 8aGAHbbS0Wfxuu/Vd6Jb9tzjuHo7AEQAWuNtSd+iLi637Hk6GLRtgO6Pu+AKbscXSYlY DJ9BjSNdJ05QqCpJyphUqfRpfrANcIaKjXaZrXC0GVIv+GZbDcDxO0u3fe466AjZe/ut VEMg== X-Received: by 10.66.144.165 with SMTP id sn5mr15514864pab.122.1441041941099; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:25:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2601:601:800:126d:fdd2:9111:6c01:3040? ([2601:601:800:126d:fdd2:9111:6c01:3040]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id jd12sm11642675pbd.44.2015.08.31.10.25.40 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:25:40 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: GPL issues around OFED code in FreeBSD 9.1 From: Garrett Cooper X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (12H321) In-Reply-To: <5BFB9010-159A-44EE-BB9A-A4E445383AA2@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:25:39 -0700 Cc: "hackers@freebsd.org" , "net@freebsd.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <5BFB9010-159A-44EE-BB9A-A4E445383AA2@yahoo.com> To: Hrishikesh Keremane X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 17:25:42 -0000 > On Aug 31, 2015, at 09:34, Hrishikesh Keremane via freebsd-hackers wrote: >=20 > [Sorry for cross posting] >=20 > Hi, >=20 > We are working on a product(FreeBSD based) that would require RDMA over iW= ARP and are considering using the OFED stack in FreeBSD 9.1. > We will be making some changes to the OFED stack to customize it to our re= quirements. >=20 > The concern is regarding the implications of GPL licensing of OFED on our c= ode base. > Has anyone worked with OFED in FreeBSD and/or is aware of the licensing is= sues around it? >=20 > Thanks in advance for your help. >=20 > Please include me in your replies as I am not subscribed to these lists. The OFED stack is BSD/GPLv2 dual licensed IIRC. the Mellanox import might ha= ve made it 100% BSD licensed though. There's FreeBSD-infiniband@freebsd.org as well. It's a low traffic list, but= it might hit a better target audience in the future. Cheers, -NGie=