Dear Nagesh, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > I think in that case if I link the initialization code with the u-boot > image, then my standalone application will come under GPL conditions, right?
Yes, of course. > If I dont do any network operations in U-boot(dont link the code > with u-boot image), just do the hardware initialization of the switch > registers only, then will my standalone application have any sort of issues > with respect to the GPL? If you do not want to use the network interface then there is no reason to initialize the switch in U-Boot. Design rules say that only such devices shall be initialized that are used by U-Boot itself, see bullet 2 at http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/U-Boot/DesignPrinciples#2_Keep_it_Fast I am not a lawyer, but my general feeling is that you should accept the fact that U-Boot is under GPL. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If that makes any sense to you, you have a big problem." -- C. Durance, Computer Science 234 _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list [email protected] http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
