On Tue, Jun 02, 2020 at 03:16:34PM +0200, Michael Olbrich wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 09:56:15PM +0200, Roland Hieber wrote: > > On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 02:03:00PM +0200, Michael Olbrich wrote: > > > On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:40:49AM +0200, Roland Hieber wrote: > > > > https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/rhi/ptxdist/commit/?h=6dc705e869353f24d3cd1be7698afcd119e8da95 > > > > > > "The whole package, starting with version 1.1.22, is distributed under· > > > the GNU GPL license, found in the accompanying file 'COPYING'." > > > > > > And the COPYING file does not exist... But check the latest version: The > > > COPYING exist there and it's GPL-2.0 and with the wording above I'd say > > > GPL-2.0-only. > > > > Given that this release is from 2007, I'd rather file another staging > > patch than do a version bump... > > ok, can you rebase your branch to remove corresponding the license patch?
Yes, I'll send a PULL v2. > > But what does that mean for the documentation patch above? Of course it > > very much concerns only edge cases, but then, edge cases is what that > > section is really about ^^ So I think only the wording needs to be > > adapted to clarify that it applies only when not even a GPL text is > > available. Or what was the reason in your view that the package was not > > even distributable? > > For the documentation, the main thing is "don't assume". If it's really > unclear, then just use 'custom' and add all relevant texts to the license > files. Then whoever creates a BSP must decide for themself if the license > is acceptable. > The license identifier is just a hint. And it must be the correct one not > just whatever is closest. Otherwise it's useless. Right, that sounds reasonable. Also I found old documentation in the dev_manual.rst, which I'll integrate into this patch. It also fits better in the developer manual instead of the daily use chapter. - Roland -- Roland Hieber, Pengutronix e.K. | r.hie...@pengutronix.de | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | https://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | _______________________________________________ ptxdist mailing list ptxdist@pengutronix.de To unsubscribe, send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to ptxdist-requ...@pengutronix.de
