From 4ad833098ba7cd80dac02c457a757d5f5d1735ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baluta Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:36:38 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] LICENCE: Add clarification for dual license files We often need to include interface files from other projects. When the projects are dual licensed we always go for the more permissive license. Suggested-by: Liam Girdwood Signed-off-by: Daniel Baluta --- LICENCE | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE index f4d416dd7..8264a2d78 100644 --- a/LICENCE +++ b/LICENCE @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +// SOF reuses some dual licensed header files where interfaces must be maintained +// between SOF and other software. Where a dual licensed file contains the +// GPL (any version) as a license option, then SOF will always use the permissive +// license option (e.g. BSD, MIT or Apache or another permissive license) instead +// of the GPL option + /* * BSD 3 Clause * Copyright (c) 2016, Intel Corporation