[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 1/4] usb/gadget: fastboot: add sparse image definitions

[Steve Rae]

On 14-08-05 07:00 AM, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:32:51AM -0700, Steve Rae wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 14-07-30 06:25 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
>>> On Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 10:13:21 PM, Steve Rae wrote:
>>>> - to prepare for the support of fastboot sparse images
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Steve Rae <srae at broadcom.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> This file is ASIS from:
>>>>
>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AOSB/android_system_core/master/libspars
>>>> e/sparse_format.h (commit 28fa5bc347390480fe190294c6c385b6a9f0d68b)
>>>> except for the __UBOOT__ conditional include.
>>>>
>>>> Changes in v3: None
>>>> Changes in v2: None
>>>>
>>>>   include/sparse_format.h | 58
>>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 58
>>>> insertions(+)
>>>>   create mode 100644 include/sparse_format.h
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/sparse_format.h b/include/sparse_format.h
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..21fbd05
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/include/sparse_format.h
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
>>>> + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
>>>> + * You may obtain a copy of the License at
>>>> + *
>>>> + *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
>>>> + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
>>>> + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
>>>> implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing
>>>> permissions and + * limitations under the License.
>>>
>>> Please use the SPDX licence identifiers (pelase see Licenses/README)?
>
> And again, the license itself _is_ a problem.
>
> [snip]
>> To clarify:
>> I am taking this file ASIS from the location stated in the commit
>> message....
>> Do we _really_ want to modify _anything_ in this file (especially
>> when the content is not changing); or do we want to leaving it
>> pristine?
>
> I'd be fine with it being pristine if it was a GPL-compatible license.
>

Any ideas on how can we proceed? How can we get past this license issue?
IMO, the "fastboot flash" command is severely hampered if we cannot 
support the "sparse" format.
Thanks in advance, Steve