[PATCH] License: add a 2-clause BSD license file, and relicense a sparc64 file

[Joel Sherrill]

On 12/8/2014 2:00 PM, Gedare Bloom wrote:
> For a bit context, I'm interested in relicensing my contributions to
> use the 2-clause BSD. This is a first step in that direction. As more
> of my work is relicensed, I will update the copyright statement in
> LICENSE.2, and if anyone else is interested in re-licensing their
> contributions, they can add their own copyright lines in the LICENSE.2
> file and use similar language to refer to it.
+1 comment below
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Gedare Bloom <gedare at rtems.org> wrote:
>> ---
>>  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.
>> +
Is this going to be clear it is a list of possible people holding copyright
and not an "we all own it all" list?
>> +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. */
>>
> I should leave the close of the comment on its own line.
>
> Any suggestions on improving the wording (e.g. to shorten it further)
> are welcome. I like to have the reference fit on a single line.
>
>>  #include <bsp.h>
>>  #include <bsp/bootcard.h>
>> --
>> 1.9.1
>>
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