On 07/02/20 13:24, Leif Lindholm wrote: > (Echoing https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2834:) > In the past, the TianoCore Contribution Agreement provided equal to what > the (+patent) gives us, but also for all the alternative licenses listed > under "Code Contributions". When the contribution agreement was dropped, > no conversation was had about this aspect.
Some crucial words seem to be missing from the above paragraph: - "the TianoCore Contribution Agreement provided [???] equal to" -- do you mean "rights"? - "what the [???] (+patent) gives us" -- do you mean "2-clause BSDL"? Thanks Laszlo > > Until this issue is resolved, only code licensed under edk2+patent should > be accepted into the project. > > It is not obvious whether modifications to non-bsd+patent code that *was* > contributed under the TCA can still be accepted. > > This set deletes the current version of license checking in PatchCheck.py > that was added in a4cfb842fca9. It also deletes all references to other > acceptable licenses (and public domain). > > This gives us a clean slate to make informed decisions on what is and is > not acceptable for this project. > > The statement that "Contributions using other licenses might be accepted, > but further review will be required." is intentionally retained. > > Leif Lindholm (2): > Revert "BaseTools/PatchCheck.py: Add LicenseCheck" > ReadMe.rst: delete statements about other accepted licenses > > Cc: Shenglei Zhang <shenglei.zh...@intel.com> > Cc: Yuwei Chen <yuwei.c...@intel.com> > Cc: Liming Gao <liming....@intel.com> > > BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py | 50 --------------------------------- > ReadMe.rst | 13 ++------- > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-) > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#62048): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/62048 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/75255987/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
