Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-25 Thread Thomas Doerfler
that "piracy". That is a propaganda term which is > used to spread the assumption that sharing is bad. See > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html. > ___ > U-Boot mailing list > U-Boot@lists.denx.de > http://li

Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-25 Thread Thomas Doerfler
"political benefit" to put the boot loader under GPLv3, when the major OS of the software (e.g. linux) are under GPLv2? wkr, Thomas Doerfler. Wolfgang Denk schrieb: > Hello, > > I was asked about relicensing U-Boot as GPLv3: > > --- Forwarded Message > > Dat

Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-25 Thread Thomas Doerfler
t is not generally accessible to > anyone but me. Just out of curiousity: Which percentage of that SW is already GPLv3? wkr, Thomas. > -- ---- Embedded Brains GmbH Thomas DoerflerObere Lagerstrasse 30 D-82178 Puchheim Germany e

Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-27 Thread Thomas Doerfler
uld avoid using it in many possible applications, which would be a loss for the project and its users. wkr, Thomas. -- Embedded Brains GmbH Thomas Doerfler Obere Lagerstr. 30 D-82178 Puchheim

Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-27 Thread Thomas Doerfler
nes. It is common practice for example to modify glider planes > (increasing wing span for example to be more competitive today) for > which the manufacturer even *does not exist* any more today. Admittedly > this is some work to get it certified, but it is doable by a private > person

Re: [U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

2009-06-29 Thread Thomas Doerfler
ously I should have set the tag explicitly. Please don't do that. And if you do, please don't point to me as the originator of that idea. Because I think my "idea" is bad. wkr, Thomas. -- -------- Embedded Brains GmbH Thomas Do