From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Yann E. MORIN Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:51:35 +0200 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH 18/54] libsysfs: add license information In-Reply-To: <53AB26EF.7010003@zacarias.com.ar> References: <1403636160-11807-1-git-send-email-gustavo@zacarias.com.ar> <1403636160-11807-18-git-send-email-gustavo@zacarias.com.ar> <20140625194159.GD3489@free.fr> <53AB26EF.7010003@zacarias.com.ar> Message-ID: <20140625195135.GF3489@free.fr> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Gustavo, All, On 2014-06-25 16:45 -0300, Gustavo Zacarias spake thusly: > On 06/25/2014 04:41 PM, Yann E. MORIN wrote: > > >> +LIBSYSFS_LICENSE = GPLv2 (utilities), LGPLv2.1+ (library) > >> +LIBSYSFS_LICENSE_FILES = cmd/GPL lib/LGPL > > > > I would also add the COPYING file at the root of the package: > > > > The commands and utilities under the "test" directory are licensed under the > > GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, June 1991. The full text of the > > GPL is located at: > > > > sysfsutils/cmd/GPL > > > > The sysfs library is licensed under the GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL) > > Version 2.1, February 1999. The full text of the LGPL is located at: > > > > sysfsutils/lib/LGPL > > > > Regards, > > Yann E. MORIN. > > But COPYING is confusing and a half-truth, that's why i avoided it. > If you look at the source under cmd/ that's also just GPL, and it's not > under "test", by the COPYING terms one could consider them LGPL. OK. Regards, Yann E. MORIN. -- .-----------------.--------------------.------------------.--------------------. | Yann E. MORIN | Real-Time Embedded | /"\ ASCII RIBBON | Erics' conspiracy: | | +33 662 376 056 | Software Designer | \ / CAMPAIGN | ___ | | +33 223 225 172 `------------.-------: X AGAINST | \e/ There is no | | http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/ | _/*\_ | / \ HTML MAIL | v conspiracy. | '------------------------------^-------^------------------^--------------------'