Dear Philip,
in message 1094135066.41372d1aaba03@webmail.cam.org you wrote:
I think you could only use U-Boot to load a (non-GPL) loader that uses the DoC. It this a correct assumption?
Yes. You can load any type of software, including completely proprietary stuff.
Wasn't there a section in the manual (U-Boot) about this, using U-Boot to load non-GPL applications [i.e. Whatever happened to Chapter 8]
Chapter 8 is a new chapter I intended to add about building and using Linux kernel modules. I just never found time to add any ral content.
This has nothing to do with U-Boot.
Also, what's the status for "standalone applications", i.e the U-Boot resources mentioned in 5.12 (console I/O, memory allocation, ...)?
What do you mean what is the status? It's a standard feature like TFTP download or serial console support... It has always been there, and always will be.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk