Re: [QUESTION] What is the best license option for new files introduced in QEMU?

[Thomas Huth]

On 25/11/2019 18.49, Aleksandar Markovic wrote:
> I read LICENSE file, but I read also recent contributions, and it is
> not clear to me what version of GPL is best/recommended for new file
> just being introduced to QEMU:
>
> * GPL 2.0
> * GPL 2.0 (or later at your option)
> * GPL 2.1
> * GPL 2.1 (or later at your option)
>
> or something else. (The rest od wording of license preamble is clear
> to me.) Please somebody explsin snd clarify.

There is no GPL v2.1, you likely mixed that up with LGPL v2.1

For new files, you've got to choose a license that is compatible with 
GPL v2.0 (or later at your option). So LGPL v2.1 is fine, too.

 Thomas