[PATCH 1/3] Licenses: Clarify exceptions for standalone apps
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Fri Aug 26 15:35:23 CEST 2022
Dear Paul Barker,
In message <20220505153242.1598807-2-paul.barker at sancloud.com> you wrote:
> On 2010-01-27, an email [1] was sent to the mailing list by Wolfgang
> Denk which clarified the intended licensing exceptions for standalone
> applications. As the "export.h" header and the "stubs.c" source files
> are required to implement a standalone application, the intention was
> that these files be covered by the licensing exception. This is made
> clear in the following quotes from that email:
>
> "exports.h" should be added to the "allowed" file list; there should
> be no need to include "common.h". Eventually this needs fixing.
> Patches are welcome.
>
> "examples/standalone/stubs.c" should be added to the "allowed" file
> list (the ppc_*jmp.S files are LGPLed).
>
> There should be no doubts - the intention is clear, the current state
> may need improvement. Help (read: patches) welcome.
>
> [1]: https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2010-January/067174.html
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Barker <paul.barker at sancloud.com>
> Cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
Acked-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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