On 12/9/2014 1:55 AM, Thomas Doerfler wrote: > Gedare, > > I am also confused about mentioning your copyright in the "LICENSE.2" file. > > the patch for lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c is fine, it > tells you are the originator of this file and you apply "License.2" to it. > > What exactly does your copyright notice in "License.2" want to say: > - That you are coypright holder of the license text? > - That you are (partial) copyright holder of ALL RTEMS source files and > they are available under this license? > - That you are the copyright holder of SOME RTEMS files and they are > available under this license? > - That any contribution you added to RTEMS is under this license? > > IMHO such a global statement, leads to confusion and misinterpretation. > I may even make a future relicensing more difficult. I suggested adding a paragraph that tried to clarify this but ultimately we need a (a) license.2 file and (b) list of people who have agreed to relicense code to BSD-2 paragraph. > I personally would prefer to have the "LICENSE.2" file in place (without > the "Copyright Gedare Bloom" statement") and then each file pointing to > the corresponding license. > > wkr, > > Thomas. > > > Am 08.12.2014 um 20:57 schrieb Gedare Bloom: >> --- >> LICENSE.2 | 23 >> ++++++++++++++++++++++ >> .../lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c | 5 +---- >> 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >> create mode 100644 LICENSE.2 >> >> diff --git a/LICENSE.2 b/LICENSE.2 >> new file mode 100644 >> index 0000000..e85f6bb >> --- /dev/null >> +++ b/LICENSE.2 >> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ >> + >> +Copyright (C) 2014. Gedare Bloom. >> + >> +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without >> +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: >> + >> +1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, >> this >> +list of conditions and the following disclaimer. >> + >> +2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, >> +this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation >> +and/or other materials provided with the distribution. >> + >> +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" >> +AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE >> +IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE >> ARE >> +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE >> +FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL >> +DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR >> +SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER >> +CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT >> LIABILITY, >> +OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE >> USE >> +OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. >> diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c >> b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c >> index 88750aa..6c622b6 100644 >> --- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c >> +++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc64/niagara/startup/bspclean.c >> @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ >> /* >> * Copyright (c) 2014 Gedare Bloom. >> * >> - * The license and distribution terms for this file may be >> - * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at >> - * http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE. >> - */ >> + * This file's license is 2-clause BSD as in this distribution's LICENSE.2 >> file. */ >> >> #include <bsp.h> >> #include <bsp/bootcard.h> >>
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