From: Jens Axboe Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:38:20 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Update the moral license X-Git-Tag: fio-2.2.6~20 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=e507fa596c6923acc0160de85e7591c91df708e6 Update the moral license Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE deleted file mode 100644 index d7c0b1bb..00000000 --- a/LICENSE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -As specified by the COPYING file, fio is free software published under version -2 of the GPL license. That covers the copying part of the license. By using fio, -you are also promising to uphold the following moral obligations: - -- If you publish results that are done using fio, it must be clearly stated - that fio was used. The specific version should also be listed. - -- If you develop features or bug fixes for fio, they should be sent upstream - for inclusion into the main repository. This isn't specific to fio, that - is a general rule for any open source project. It's just the Right Thing - to do. Plus it means that you don't have to maintain the feature or change - internally. In the long run, this is saving you a lot of time. - -I would consider the above to fall under "common courtesy", but since -people tend to have differing opinions of that, it doesn't hurt to spell out -my expectations clearly. - diff --git a/MORAL-LICENSE b/MORAL-LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d7c0b1bb --- /dev/null +++ b/MORAL-LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +As specified by the COPYING file, fio is free software published under version +2 of the GPL license. That covers the copying part of the license. By using fio, +you are also promising to uphold the following moral obligations: + +- If you publish results that are done using fio, it must be clearly stated + that fio was used. The specific version should also be listed. + +- If you develop features or bug fixes for fio, they should be sent upstream + for inclusion into the main repository. This isn't specific to fio, that + is a general rule for any open source project. It's just the Right Thing + to do. Plus it means that you don't have to maintain the feature or change + internally. In the long run, this is saving you a lot of time. + +I would consider the above to fall under "common courtesy", but since +people tend to have differing opinions of that, it doesn't hurt to spell out +my expectations clearly. +