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

Stephen Neuendorffer stephen.neuendorffer at xilinx.com
Fri Sep 4 18:19:35 CEST 2009



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michal Simek [mailto:monstr at monstr.eu]
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 11:28 PM
> To: Wolfgang Denk
> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Stephen Neuendorffer
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] License cleanup: remove all files
with "All Rights Reserved"
> notices.
> 
> Hi Wolfgang,
> 
> 
> 2009/9/2 Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
> 
> 
> 	"All Rights Reserved" conflicts with the GPL.
> 
> 	Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
> 	---
> 
> 	 drivers/net/ns9750_eth.c                           |  790 ---
> 	 drivers/net/tigon3.c                               | 5697
--------------------
> 	 drivers/net/tigon3.h                               | 3339
------------
> 	 drivers/net/xilinx_emac.c                          |  464 --
> 
> 
> 
> This driver will be remove. I sent patch to Ben some days/week ago.Or
of course you can remove.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 	 drivers/net/xilinx_emaclite.c                      |  354 --
> 
> 
> 
> There is only one part which is taken from Xilinx files, there was
there their license. Currently
> Xilinx use GPL license for their files and on the based my experiences
with them will not be problem
> to
> change a license in this driver.
> Steve: Can you please confirm me that I can change license to GPL
compatible one? Then I sent a patch
> which fixed it.

Yes, the intention is to release this code GPL'd.  Please generate a
patch:
Signed-off-by: Stephen Neuendorffer <stephen.neuendorffer at xilinx.com>

> 
> Wolfgang: It is driver in net tree. Is it going through you or Ben?
> 
> The rest of xilinx files are related to ppc405/ppc440 and they don't
have any connection with
> Microblaze.
> 
> Thanks,
> Michal
> 
> 


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