Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
Am 2014-03-25 05:36, schrieb Stefan Reinauer: Is there any single BSD licensed payload out there? That's using libpayload? The work around of stuffing drivers into depthcharge is really, really unfortunate because it causes unnecessary duplication I think I (and you) ported some libpayload code into corebootPkg. Maybe we need to split things up a bit? coreboot support code (ie coreboot tables, cbfs and the like) should probably remain as flexible as possible. flash writing may well be GPL. (and ideally comes from libflashrom) Patrick -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
* mrnuke mr.nuke...@gmail.com [140320 23:57]: Proposal: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. * libpayload is BSD. Have a [ ] Enable GPL features config option which unlocks the GPL'd drivers from coreboot. * libpayload core remains BSD. * coreboot drivers are available to GPL users of libpayload * Both the licensing of libpayload-core and coreboot is maintained/respected * Makes maintenance easier * Makes libpayload relevant in the ARM space In the chromium repo we've had an effort to replace the GPLed ARM parts with BSD licensed counterparts. For stuff we wrote from scratch double licensing is easy, but certainly some drivers we'd like to use from other projects (like u-boot) are a lot of work to be rewritten. For ChromeOS firmware we tried working around that by bundling the drivers with depthcharge (the payload) because it's GPL. I don't really know of any non-GPLed users of libpayload, so definitely relicensing libpaylod might be on the table. In the short term having a GPL enabling Kconfig seems like an option. Or we take the effort of rewriting those pieces BSD licensed. The question is: Is there anybody out there caring enough about non-GPLed payloads to put in the effort. Stefan -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
* Patrick Georgi patr...@georgi-clan.de [140321 18:38]: Am Donnerstag, den 20.03.2014, 17:57 -0500 schrieb mrnuke: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. Make them BSD-l, like cbfs-core. * libpayload core remains BSD. with strings attached - I'd like to avoid that. Nice pun. It's actually the string functions that are GPLed in the ARM port right now. D'uh. If you need SoC drivers, the *BSDs have their share of drivers, too. Typically of a better quality than the Linux ones (but less battle tested). Is there any single BSD licensed payload out there? That's using libpayload? The work around of stuffing drivers into depthcharge is really, really unfortunate because it causes unnecessary duplication Stefan -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
Am Donnerstag, den 20.03.2014, 17:57 -0500 schrieb mrnuke: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. Make them BSD-l, like cbfs-core. * libpayload core remains BSD. with strings attached - I'd like to avoid that. If you need SoC drivers, the *BSDs have their share of drivers, too. Typically of a better quality than the Linux ones (but less battle tested). Patrick -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
[coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
I'll try to be short. * Usually, ARM payloands need to use SoC specific drivers to access storage devices. * Sometimes coreboot implements the same drivers. Proposal: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. * libpayload is BSD. Have a [ ] Enable GPL features config option which unlocks the GPL'd drivers from coreboot. * libpayload core remains BSD. * coreboot drivers are available to GPL users of libpayload * Both the licensing of libpayload-core and coreboot is maintained/respected * Makes maintenance easier * Makes libpayload relevant in the ARM space Alex -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
mrnuke wrote: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. * libpayload is BSD. Have a [ ] Enable GPL features config option which unlocks the GPL'd drivers from coreboot. * libpayload core remains BSD. The other way around would also be possible. //Peter -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
Re: [coreboot] libpayload for ARM with sprinklings of GPL and coreboot code sharing
On Friday, March 21, 2014 01:13:59 AM Peter Stuge wrote: mrnuke wrote: * Share these drivers between coreboot and libpayload. * libpayload is BSD. Have a [ ] Enable GPL features config option which unlocks the GPL'd drivers from coreboot. * libpayload core remains BSD. The other way around would also be possible. The problem is that some things on ARM we will either tale from uboot and/or linux, like I did with the MMC driver for cubieboard. So BSD is not an option in such cases. Alex -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
