From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] License for patches
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:13:12 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201108241313.13007.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <j33814$hoj$1@dough.gmane.org>
On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:14:28 Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2011-08-24, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:25:20 Lars Reemts wrote:
> >> Which license is relevant for the package specific patches distributed
> >> by buildroot? Formally it must be the GPL.
> >
> > says who ? i dont see the logic here.
>
> According to http://buildroot.uclibc.org/:
>
> Buildroot is a set of Makefiles and patches [....]
>
> Buildroot is [...] licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V2
> (Or later).
>
> Seems pretty clear to me: the patches are under the GPL.
pretty sure that wasnt generally the intention. the patches to packages
should be under the same license as the packages they patch.
the build system itself (the set of makefiles and such) are under the GPL.
-mike
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-08-24 17:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-08-24 15:25 [Buildroot] License for patches Lars Reemts
2011-08-24 16:05 ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-24 16:14 ` Grant Edwards
2011-08-24 16:55 ` Yann E. MORIN
2011-08-24 20:48 ` Peter Korsgaard
2011-08-24 17:13 ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2011-08-24 17:38 ` Grant Edwards
2011-08-24 18:08 ` Mike Frysinger
2011-08-24 20:47 ` Peter Korsgaard
2011-08-29 12:32 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2011-08-24 16:21 ` Robin Holt
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