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

[Gedare Bloom]

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill at oarcorp.com> wrote:
>
> 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?
I'm not sure what you mean by your quoted expression, but I guess you
can explain the meaning of this (and other LICENSE* files) in a
README?

-Gedare

>>> +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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