> I would /like/ it to say it's got the eCos GPL derivative, but I believe > it would be a requirement to comply with 2(c) of the GPL, which implies > more than that.
OK, well the standard "I am not a lawyer" applies here for me, so I digress. > Actually I don't like the verbosity myself either, you seem to be thinking > I do :-). Sorry, I understood wrongly > An alternative is to shove some of this into the 'version' command > specifically so that while a manual invocation of the version command is > more verbose, the banner isn't in which case the banner could be e.g. with > Sergei's example: > > RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM] > Version UNKNOWN - built 12:06:17, Feb 2 2009 > > Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > RedBoot is free software. Type 'version' for license and warranty terms. > > Platform: Olimex LPC-H2294 header board (ARM7TDMI-S) > RAM: 0x81000000-0x81100000, [0x81005900-0x810e1000] available > FLASH: 0x80000000-0x803fffff, 8 x 0x2000 blocks, 63 x 0x10000 blocks > RedBoot> > > I don't think this is strictly compliant with 2(c) in the letter, but it > is in the spirit and I don't have an issue with it. > > Ok compromise? For my $.02, that's pretty fair. --Chris -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss
