[PATCH] Add symlink from gpl-2.0.txt to a COPYING file

[Tom Rini]

[trying again..]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 10:45:46AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:

> While it is good that the "Licenses/" directory contains the text
> for all licenses that are applicable to u-boot code, it is harder
> to determine at a glance what the default and/or preferred license
> is. While humans can look at the Licenses/README file, this is not
> machine parseable, making it tricky for license detection tools to
> automatically determine/report on the overall / aggregate u-boot
> license.
> 
> The project previously had a top level COPYING file containing a
> short blurb, followed by the GPL license text. This was removed
> back in commit eca3aeb352c964bdb28b8e191d6326370245e03f when
> the "Licenses/" directory was introduced. For the benefit of
> automated tools, it is helpful to retain a top level COPYING
> file in the repository. Rather than duplicate the license text,
> however, a symlink from the Licenses/gpl-2.0.txt file should
> suffice.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange at redhat.com>

Reported-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee at linaro.org>
Acked-by: Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com>

-- 
Tom
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