[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] add 'license' command to u-boot commandline
Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Mon Jul 7 17:33:47 CEST 2008
On 16:53 Mon 07 Jul , Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <m2bq1at04k.fsf at ohwell.denx.de> you wrote:
> >
> > >> > The 'license' command includes the u-boot license (GPLv2) into the actual
> > >> > bootloader binary. The license text can be shown interactively at the u-boot
> > >> > commandline.
> >
> > I second such an addition. Actually If I read the GPLv2 I see the
> > following clause:
> >
> > If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
> > when it starts in an interactive mode:
> >
> > Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
> > Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type
> > `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome to
> > redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c' for
> > details.
> >
> > The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the
> > appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the
> > commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show
> > c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your
> > program.
> >
> > So maybe, we can (or should) introduce such a short "This program is
> > GPL" message into standard U-Boot, i.e. non-customizable. If I read the
> > terms above, this is already required.
>
> I support this, but then we should *always* print this message, not
> only "when it starts in an interactive mode" (or some guys could try
> to get away by disabling interactive mode).
>
> > If wanted from a board maintainer, we can enable the license command
> > discussed in this thread, also enabling the "for details type
> > 'license'." part of the message.
>
> In any case the message must be *short*, something like "U-Boot is
> licensed under GPLv2" or so.
Ack
And add a notice to not remove this by a vendor.
Best Regards,
J.
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