[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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