[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] License cleanup: remove all files with "All Rights Reserved" notices.

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Sep 2 15:17:59 CEST 2009


Dear Dirk Behme,

In message <4A9E6F17.8050101 at googlemail.com> you wrote:
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> > "All Rights Reserved" conflicts with the GPL.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
> > ---
> ...
> >  include/asm-arm/arch-arm925t/sizes.h               |   50 -
> >  include/asm-arm/arch-arm926ejs/sizes.h             |   51 -
> >  include/asm-arm/arch-omap/sizes.h                  |   52 -
> >  include/asm-arm/arch-omap24xx/sizes.h              |   49 -
> >  include/asm-arm/sizes.h                            |   52 -
> ...
> 
> Peter: Could we kindly get a patch from you (i.e. ARM) that removes 
> the "All Rights Reserved" from these files?

Actually I was hoping someon in a sane mind of state would step up and
actually remove all this SZ_xY crap from the source code. It has been
a thorn in my side forever since I noticed it.

Patches welcome (and trivial).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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That said, there may be good reasons for what you did beyond obsequi-
ous sycophantic parody. Perhaps you might be so kind as to elucidate.
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