[U-Boot] [RFC] API Licence
Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Mon May 18 23:20:49 CEST 2009
On 17:16 Mon 18 May , Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Monday 18 May 2009 16:31:39 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > I'd like to known if it's possible to update the COPYING
> >
> > NOTE! This copyright 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
> > heading of "derived work".
> >
> > to also include the API as a non derived work as the standalone?
>
> that sounds like a bad idea. then people could add all the API hooks they
> wanted rather than just the ones we deemed they could use. basically you're
> opening up all of u-boot for direct access.
The idea is not to open every think but allow as in the kernel allow just a part of it
> what exactly are you trying to accomplish ?
I've to write an application that need to use the mmc and net but can not
be under GPL
Best Regards,
J.
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