[coreboot] GPL license headers

[Stefan Reinauer]

>From my previous discussions with lawyers on the topic, the third
paragraph is unproblematic to remove. With resolutions of today's
monitors and keyboards often having a page down key, keeping the second
paragraph seems like a good compromise to stay friends with the legal
experts and err on the safe side.

Stefan

* ron minnich <rminnich at gmail.com> [151021 05:41]:
> 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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