[U-Boot-Users] Proposal for patch to configurenetwork parameters
Ulf Samuelsson
ulf at atmel.com
Sat Apr 21 08:07:18 CEST 2007
>
>> This configuration is only used at initial production to get access to
>> the
>> tftp server
>
> There are easier ways to get there.
>
>> They are not separated, both networking and environment are but examples
>> on how you can use the patch.
>> None of them are part of the patch.
>
> In fact you can use this to modify U-Boot in arbitray ways, without
> allowing a user who looks at the source code to see what's going on.
> If this is your intention, than the patch is evil, as it inherently
> opens doors and gates for GPL violations.
>
> I say no.
>
If that is your opinion, I will just apply the patch to my own u-boot
then...
Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson
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