On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:30 PM, ron minnich <[email protected]> wrote:
> This note is motivated by mr.nuke.me's recent CLs with a short-form GPL > notice in them. I like that notice but I think it needs a tweak, then we > can just use it everywhere. > > I just got done relicensing a different project under the GPL. In the > process I had to discuss wording and such with Eben Moglen. > > Based on his suggestions the other project ended up with a very standard > form which I've adapted for coreboot. > > In each file, we'd have this to replace the current pile of text. > > "This file is part of Coreboot Project. It is subject to the license terms > in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution > and at http://www.coreboot.org/license.html. No part of the Coreboot > Project, including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or > distributed except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file." > Looks good so far! How does it work if one contributes or ports a BSD-licensed piece of code? > > OK, I admit, I painted it because I'm sure the shed will end up with a > different color :-) > Yes, yes, no html formatting in emails etc. etc. but sometimes rules must > be broken. > > I regret that it contains a URL, but in these dark times, one must make > concessions. > > But before we go much further, it's probably a good time to get this > standard short-form text right, before we end up with another pile of > license text in files that doesn't match anything else. > > So, does this work or do people have objections? > > ron > > -- > coreboot mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot >
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