[U-Boot] [PATCH] Improve license declaration for cmd_ini.h

Albert ARIBAUD
2012-10-05T17:26:13Z

Hi Joe,

On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 14:54:07 -0500, Joe Hershberger
<joe.hershberger@ni.com> wrote:

> Instead of referenceing the source webpage (which can change) include
> the license in the source file.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
> Reported-by: Igor Grinberg <grinberg@compulab.co.il>
> Cc: Igor Grinberg <grinberg@compulab.co.il>
> Cc: Tom Rini <trini@ti.com>
> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
> common/cmd_ini.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/common/cmd_ini.c b/common/cmd_ini.c
> index 652e4f6..74481cb 100644
> --- a/common/cmd_ini.c
> +++ b/common/cmd_ini.c
> @@ -1,9 +1,37 @@
> /*
> * inih -- simple .INI file parser
> *
> - * inih is released under the New BSD license (see LICENSE.txt). Go to the
> - * project home page for more info:
> + * Copyright (c) 2009, Brush Technology
> + * Copyright (c) 2012:
> + * Joe Hershberger, National Instruments, joe.hershberger at ni.com
> + * All rights reserved.
> *
> + * The "inih" library is distributed under the following license, which is
> + * derived from and very similar to the 3-clause BSD license:
> + *
> + * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> + * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
> + * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> + * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
> + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> + * * Neither the name of Brush Technology nor the names of its contributors
> + * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
> + * without specific prior written permission.
> + *
> + * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY BRUSH TECHNOLOGY ''AS IS'' AND ANY
> + * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
> + * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
> + * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BRUSH TECHNOLOGY BE LIABLE FOR ANY
> + * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
> + * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
> + * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
> + * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
> + * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
> + * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> + *
> + * Go to the project home page for more info:
> * http://code.google.com/p/inih/
> */

Open question: does this solve worries about the licence compatibility?

Amicalement,
--
Albert.