[coreboot] GPL license headers

ron minnich rminnich at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 05:41:43 CEST 2015


Let me ask around.

ron

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 7:20 PM Martin Roth <gaumless at gmail.com> wrote:

> I haven't seen any disagreement that we get rid of the entire third
> paragraph.
>
> Alex votes that we should get rid of the second paragraph of the
> header as well, and what Ron posted SEEMS to support that we can,
> although the wording in that license header might be different enough
> that it doesn't apply to our case.
>
> Personally, I'm in favor of keeping the second paragraph.  It looks to
> me like the first paragraph just discusses distribution, not
> liability.  I don't really see any NEED to get rid of the second
> paragraph.
>
> Are there any other thoughts either way on getting rid of the second
> paragraph?
>
> Martin
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Alex G. <mr.nuke.me at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/20/2015 10:54 AM, ron minnich wrote:
> >> Eben Moglen, who ought to know, guided us on the release rules for the
> >> Plan 9 GPL release.
> >>
> >> Here is what he told us could go in each file:
> >> /*
> >>  * This file is part of the UCB release of Plan 9. It is subject to the
> >> license
> >>  * terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this
> >>  * distribution and at http://akaros.cs.berkeley.edu/files/Plan9License.
> No
> >>  * part of the UCB release of Plan 9, including this file, may be
> copied,
> >>  * modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
> >> contained
> >>  * in the LICENSE file.
> >>  */
> >
> > +2
> >
> >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi at google.com
> >> <mailto:pgeorgi at google.com>> wrote:
> >>     Get (the right set of) lawyers to sign off on that.
> >
> > You were saying, Patrick?
> >
> > Alex
> >
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