[PATCH v5] Add new COPYING file

[Chris Johns]

On 19/2/20 5:37 pm, Sebastian Huber wrote:
> On 19/02/2020 07:16, Chris Johns wrote:
>>> What about this COPYING file?
>>>
>> Does it need to deal with new files being added to the repo?
> 
> Each file should be still self-contained in terms of copyright and license.
> 
> I would like to have a file which lists everyone who agreed to the BSD-2-Clause
> license change.
> 
> The BSD-2-Clause license wants two things from a user of the software:
> 
> 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.
> 
> Having this notice in one file makes it a bit easier for the users.
> 

Yes I agree.

>>
>> Should it also discuss what we want in files, ie SPDX?
> 
> No, this should go into the RTEMS Software Engineering manual. I work on an
> update right now.
> 

I am wondering about a simple statement with a reference to the Eng manual for
more detail. This is something for a drive by user checking some basics. The
specific details should be in the eng manual.

Chris