[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk wd@denx.de --- COPYING | 9 ++++++++- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index f616ab9..9930863 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,4 +1,11 @@ - NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" + U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and +many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text +below), or (at your option) any later version. + + NOTE! This license does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" applications that use U-Boot services by means of the jump table provided by U-Boot exactly for this purpose - this is merely considered normal use of U-Boot, and does *not* fall under the
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:29:17AM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk wd@denx.de
COPYING | 9 ++++++++- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index f616ab9..9930863 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
- NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
- U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
+many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text +below), or (at your option) any later version.
But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions of the GPL...
-Scott
Dear Scott Wood,
In message 20091118180115.GB15341@loki.buserror.net you wrote:
- U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
+many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text +below), or (at your option) any later version.
But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions of the GPL...
Indeed. We need to work on this.
If you propose to use a different wording, please don't hesitate to make suggestions.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Dear Scott Wood,
In message 20091118180115.GB15341@loki.buserror.net you wrote:
- U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
+many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text +below), or (at your option) any later version.
But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions of the GPL...
Indeed. We need to work on this.
If you propose to use a different wording, please don't hesitate to make suggestions.
How about:
U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Most of it can also be distributed, at your option, under any later version of the GNU General Public License -- see individual files for exceptions.
-Scott
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk wd@denx.de --- v2: Rephrase as suggested by Scott Wood in http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/71743/focus=71761
COPYING | 10 +++++++++- 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index f616ab9..44d1983 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,4 +1,12 @@ - NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" + U-Boot is Free Software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and +many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the +terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation. Most of it can also be distributed, +at your option, under any later version of the GNU General Public +License -- see individual files for exceptions. + + NOTE! This license does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" applications that use U-Boot services by means of the jump table provided by U-Boot exactly for this purpose - this is merely considered normal use of U-Boot, and does *not* fall under the
Dear Wolfgang Denk,
In message 1292706041-7010-1-git-send-email-wd@denx.de you wrote:
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk wd@denx.de
v2: Rephrase as suggested by Scott Wood in http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/71743/focus=71761
Applied.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
participants (2)
-
Scott Wood -
Wolfgang Denk