[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] add 'license' command to u-boot commandline

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>]

On 16:53 Mon 07 Jul     , Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <m2bq1at04k.fsf@ohwell.denx.de> you wrote:
> > 
> > >> > The 'license' command includes the u-boot license (GPLv2) into the actual
> > >> > bootloader binary.  The license text can be shown interactively at the u-boot
> > >> > commandline.
> > 
> > I second such an addition.  Actually If I read the GPLv2 I see the
> > following clause:
> > 
> >   If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
> >   when it starts in an interactive mode:
> >   
> >       Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
> >       Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type
> >       `show w'.  This is free software, and you are welcome to
> >       redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c' for
> >       details.
> >   
> >   The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the
> >   appropriate parts of the General Public License.  Of course, the
> >   commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show
> >   c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your
> >   program.
> >   
> > So maybe, we can (or should) introduce such a short "This program is
> > GPL" message into standard U-Boot, i.e. non-customizable.  If I read the
> > terms above, this is already required.
> 
> I support this, but then we should *always* print this  message,  not
> only  "when it starts in an interactive mode" (or some guys could try
> to get away by disabling interactive mode).
> 
> > If wanted from a board maintainer, we can enable the license command
> > discussed in this thread, also enabling the "for details type
> > 'license'." part of the message.
> 
> In any case the message must be *short*, something like "U-Boot is
> licensed under GPLv2" or so.

Ack

And add a notice to not remove this by a vendor.

Best Regards,
J.