[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/9] MX51: Add initial support for the Freescale MX51

Detlev Zundel dzu at denx.de
Mon Jan 11 17:07:33 CET 2010


Hi Stefano,

> Detlev Zundel wrote:
>> Hi Stefano,
>> 
>
> Hi Detlev,
>
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/cpu/arm_cortexa8/mx51/iomux.c
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
>>> +/*
>>> + * Copyright 2009 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>>> + */
>>> +
>>> +/*
>>> + * The code contained herein is licensed under the GNU General Public
>>> + * License. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License
>>> + * Version 2 or later at the following locations:
>>> + *
>>> + * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html
>>> + * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
>>> + */
>> 
>> This header is not good enough - it is not clear what actual version of
>> the GPL the code is licensed under.  Please replace this with a
>> "standard" header.
>
> I agree, but the copyright was set by Freescale and Fred in the first
> review said, he was not the original author of the code. I think I am
> not allowed to change this part even if I will not change the copyright
> statement. Of course, if I can, I will replace it with a standard header.

Well, I presume that we all agree the text wants to be read to mean
"GPLv2 or later", although it does not state that clearly enough.  So
all I ask for is to make this more explicit - it is _not_ a change of
the licensing at all.

Thanks
  Detlev

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