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.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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