[U-Boot] Copyright/License text in cpu/ppc4xx/4xx_pci.c

Matthias Fuchs matthias.fuchs at esd-electronics.com
Wed Jul 8 22:51:26 CEST 2009


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 at 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
> 


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