From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:04:10 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200906251504.11497.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A43C5F2.6040002@embedded-brains.de>
On Thursday 25 June 2009 14:46:10 Thomas Doerfler wrote:
> which operating systems, that get typically booted using U-Boot are
> already under GPL3?
>
> I know that the license of the Boot Loader has nothing to do with the
> license of the booted software, what is the "political benefit" to put
> the boot loader under GPLv3, when the major OS of the software (e.g.
> linux) are under GPLv2?
typically the operating systems that u-boot would load are in the opposite
licensing direction, i.e. BSD or commercial variants none of which require
releasing any real details let alone restrict usage. i'm not aware of any OS
that is under the GPL-3. ironically, it seems even GNU/Hurd is GPL-2.
-mike
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2009-06-18 14:51 ` [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd) Wolfgang Denk
2009-06-18 15:42 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-18 15:46 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-18 15:56 ` Jon Smirl
2009-06-19 8:30 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-19 0:46 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-06-19 22:18 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-23 16:33 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-23 19:26 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-23 19:41 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-23 21:14 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-24 9:17 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 14:16 ` Matthew Lear
2009-06-24 16:45 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 17:41 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 11:22 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 13:56 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 14:11 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 0:59 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 9:55 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-25 23:29 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-26 0:17 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-27 20:07 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-26 6:11 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-25 14:00 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 15:38 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-25 16:07 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-06-25 16:39 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-25 19:10 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-06-25 19:38 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-25 20:22 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-06-25 20:45 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-25 21:44 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-06-25 22:11 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-26 9:03 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-06-26 4:50 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-26 21:35 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 0:59 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 21:24 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-26 4:50 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-26 7:22 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-26 12:10 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-27 9:01 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-28 20:28 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-29 7:05 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-27 9:03 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-26 21:35 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-27 19:05 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-28 20:28 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-24 9:12 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 11:43 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-24 13:17 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 14:38 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-24 16:34 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 16:57 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-25 12:30 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 19:40 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-24 17:32 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 11:04 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 13:53 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 14:20 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 14:37 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-26 8:25 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-26 13:41 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-26 13:56 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-26 14:17 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-26 15:11 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-26 16:23 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 14:41 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 18:37 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-26 8:21 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-26 13:48 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-29 15:17 ` Robin Getz
2009-06-29 18:48 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-29 19:45 ` Robin Getz
2009-06-30 14:04 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 17:14 ` Robin Getz
2009-06-30 19:12 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 22:29 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-01 11:46 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-01 13:11 ` Graeme Russ
2009-07-01 13:55 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-07-01 14:51 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-02 8:35 ` Pink Boy
2009-07-02 13:56 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-02 14:59 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-02 16:11 ` Larry Johnson
2009-07-02 17:12 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-02 22:34 ` Pink Boy
2009-07-02 17:21 ` Jean-Christian de Rivaz
2009-07-03 13:48 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-01 5:58 ` Thomas Dörfler
2009-07-02 13:56 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-02 14:44 ` Jon Smirl
2009-07-02 16:06 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-07-03 13:47 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-03 15:51 ` [U-Boot] U-boot " Wolfgang Wegner
2009-07-03 22:52 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-04 0:29 ` [U-Boot] U-book " Jon Smirl
2009-07-06 18:04 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-30 19:12 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 21:01 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-01 11:45 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-01 14:27 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-02 13:56 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 19:12 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 22:46 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-01 11:45 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 23:29 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-26 0:02 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-27 20:07 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-28 18:48 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 0:59 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-25 3:35 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-25 16:48 ` Chris Morgan
2009-06-25 19:25 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-24 9:09 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 16:24 ` Scott Wood
2009-06-24 16:36 ` Jon Smirl
2009-06-24 16:56 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-24 19:16 ` Jon Smirl
2009-06-25 11:25 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 10:48 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 0:58 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-24 17:16 ` Grant Likely
2009-06-25 0:59 ` Richard Stallman
[not found] ` <fa686aa40906181853g3ce4ebeagc7b7cc93010a6a9c@mail.gmail.com>
2009-06-19 1:53 ` Grant Likely
2009-06-19 8:40 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-25 14:11 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-27 20:18 ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-06-27 22:50 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-29 14:56 ` Arno Fischer
2009-06-29 15:27 ` Frank Svendsbøe
2009-06-29 16:00 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-06-29 16:33 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-07-07 11:51 ` Haavard Skinnemoen
2009-07-07 13:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-07 13:50 ` Haavard Skinnemoen
2009-07-07 14:43 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-07 15:18 ` Haavard Skinnemoen
2009-07-07 15:28 ` Jon Smirl
2009-07-07 16:26 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-06-25 18:46 ` Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-25 18:52 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-06-25 19:04 ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2009-06-30 2:03 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-06-30 14:05 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 14:16 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-06-30 14:30 ` Detlev Zundel
2009-06-30 15:11 ` Eric Nelson
2009-06-30 19:12 ` Richard Stallman
2009-06-30 17:07 ` Scott Wood
2009-07-01 0:01 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-07-06 10:55 ` [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-06 12:41 ` Jon Smirl
2009-07-06 14:40 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-06 16:06 ` ksi at koi8.net
2009-07-07 10:05 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-07 16:50 ` Scott Wood
2009-07-06 15:44 ` Jerry Van Baren
2009-07-06 18:46 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-07 19:16 ` Remy Bohmer
2009-07-07 21:17 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-07 10:05 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-07 13:24 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-07 20:07 ` Remy Bohmer
2009-07-07 21:24 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-09 16:10 ` Kumar Gala
2009-07-09 17:54 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-07-09 18:01 ` Kumar Gala
2009-07-09 19:49 ` Remy Bohmer
2009-07-09 20:26 ` Mike Frysinger
2009-07-10 12:49 ` Robert Schwebel
2009-07-09 20:04 ` Wolfgang Denk
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