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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2020-12-31 11:04:39 +0100
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2020-12-31 11:04:39 +0100
commit4ca24c3b9f9a828d7c951844ceec88e8699550ad (patch)
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update patches based on 5.11-rc1
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+
+Attempt to provide some "clarity" about the UAPI .h files.
+
+Not the correct wording at all, but something to start the conversation.
+Lawyers like to have conversations :)
+
+---
+ COPYING | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/COPYING
++++ b/COPYING
+@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ With an explicit syscall exception, as s
+
+ LICENSES/exceptions/Linux-syscall-note
+
++The syscall exception only applies to the User API headers (UAPI) which are
++required to build user space applications which can interact with the Linux
++kernel.
++
+ In addition, other licenses may also apply. Please see:
+
+ Documentation/process/license-rules.rst