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

Thomas Doerfler Thomas.Doerfler at embedded-brains.de
Tue Dec 9 07:55:51 UTC 2014


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 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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