From: Matthias Fuchs <matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Copyright/License text in cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_pci.c
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:51:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200907082251.27180.matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090708190305.8FBEB832E416@gemini.denx.de>
ok, to come back to the technical side:
Do we have some old PPCBoot CVS accessible somewhere? I want to find out
what exactly is covers by the IBM license.
That can't be much.
Matthias
> Dear Matthias Fuchs,
>
> In message <200907082024.37153.matthias.fuchs@esd-electronics.com> you wrote:
> >
> > Same with me. I cannot understand how maybe-GPL-incompatable
> > sources can be part of U-Boot. This file is not the only one.
>
> We are aware of this. See commit 78237df5.
>
> > So does it even play any role when the GPL lines are not contained in some files?
>
> As you just saw yourself: yes, it does play a role. Just by placing a
> file with some incompatible license in a directory with a GPL
> "COPYING" file doesn't change the rights you have with the oroginal
> code...
>
> > Isn't it enough to have the licence of the whole project mentioned once?
>
> As you see: no.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-08 20:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-08 13:40 [U-Boot] Copyright/License text in cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_pci.c Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-08 13:57 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-08 14:21 ` Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-08 14:31 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-08 15:51 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-08 17:50 ` Robin Getz
2009-07-08 18:24 ` Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-08 19:03 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-08 20:51 ` Matthias Fuchs [this message]
2009-07-08 20:57 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-09 8:44 ` Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-09 9:00 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-09 9:24 ` Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-09 9:51 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-09 10:10 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-09 10:15 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-09 12:20 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-09 12:23 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-21 11:42 ` Matthias Fuchs
2009-07-21 11:58 ` Stefan Roese
2009-07-21 14:09 ` Scott McNutt
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