On 16:53 Mon 07 Jul , Wolfgang Denk wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > > > >> > The 'license' command includes the u-boot license (GPLv2) into the > > >> > actual > > >> > bootloader binary. The license text can be shown interactively at the > > >> > u-boot > > >> > commandline. > > > > I second such an addition. Actually If I read the GPLv2 I see the > > following clause: > > > > If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this > > when it starts in an interactive mode: > > > > Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author > > Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type > > `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome to > > redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c' for > > details. > > > > The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the > > appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the > > commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show > > c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your > > program. > > > > So maybe, we can (or should) introduce such a short "This program is > > GPL" message into standard U-Boot, i.e. non-customizable. If I read the > > terms above, this is already required. > > I support this, but then we should *always* print this message, not > only "when it starts in an interactive mode" (or some guys could try > to get away by disabling interactive mode). > > > If wanted from a board maintainer, we can enable the license command > > discussed in this thread, also enabling the "for details type > > 'license'." part of the message. > > In any case the message must be *short*, something like "U-Boot is > licensed under GPLv2" or so.
Ack And add a notice to not remove this by a vendor. Best Regards, J. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
