[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
 COPYING |    9 ++++++++-
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index f616ab9..9930863 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-  NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
+  U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
+many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
+details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
+terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text
+below), or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  NOTE! This license does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
 applications that use U-Boot services by means of the jump table
 provided by U-Boot exactly for this purpose - this is merely
 considered normal use of U-Boot, and does *not* fall under the
-- 
1.6.2.5

[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Scott Wood]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:29:17AM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
>  COPYING |    9 ++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
> index f616ab9..9930863 100644
> --- a/COPYING
> +++ b/COPYING
> @@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
> -  NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
> +  U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
> +many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
> +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
> +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
> +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text
> +below), or (at your option) any later version.

But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions
of the GPL...

-Scott

[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Scott Wood,

In message <20091118180115.GB15341@loki.buserror.net> you wrote:
>
> > +  U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
> > +many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
> > +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
> > +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
> > +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text
> > +below), or (at your option) any later version.
> 
> But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions
> of the GPL...

Indeed. We need to work on this.

If you propose to use a different wording, please don't hesitate to
make suggestions.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
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HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de
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[U-Boot] [PATCH] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Scott Wood]

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Scott Wood,
> 
> In message <20091118180115.GB15341@loki.buserror.net> you wrote:
>>> +  U-Boot is free software. It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
>>> +many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
>>> +details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
>>> +terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
>>> +Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License (see text
>>> +below), or (at your option) any later version.
>> But there is code in U-Boot that cannot be distributed under later versions
>> of the GPL...
> 
> Indeed. We need to work on this.
> 
> If you propose to use a different wording, please don't hesitate to
> make suggestions.

How about:

U-Boot is free software.  It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
details). You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation.  Most of it can also be
distributed, at your option, under any later version of the GNU
General Public License -- see individual files for exceptions.

-Scott

[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
---
v2:	Rephrase as suggested by Scott Wood in
	http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/71743/focus=71761

 COPYING |   10 +++++++++-
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index f616ab9..44d1983 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-  NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
+  U-Boot is Free Software.  It is copyrighted by Wolfgang Denk and
+many others who contributed code (see the actual source code for
+details).  You can redistribute U-Boot and/or modify it under the
+terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation.  Most of it can also be distributed,
+at your option, under any later version of the GNU General Public
+License -- see individual files for exceptions.
+
+  NOTE! This license does *not* cover the so-called "standalone"
 applications that use U-Boot services by means of the jump table
 provided by U-Boot exactly for this purpose - this is merely
 considered normal use of U-Boot, and does *not* fall under the
-- 
1.7.3.3

[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] Clarify applicable licensing terms in COPYING file.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Wolfgang Denk,

In message <1292706041-7010-1-git-send-email-wd@denx.de> you wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> ---
> v2:	Rephrase as suggested by Scott Wood in
> 	http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/71743/focus=71761

Applied.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
DENX Software Engineering GmbH,     MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel
HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de
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