On Monday 18 May 2009 17:20:49 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > On 17:16 Mon 18 May , Mike Frysinger wrote: > > On Monday 18 May 2009 16:31:39 Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote: > > > I'd like to known if it's possible to update the COPYING > > > > > > NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" > > > applications that use U-Boot services by means of the jump table > > > provided by U-Boot exactly for this purpose - this is merely > > > considered normal use of U-Boot, and does *not* fall under the > > > heading of "derived work". > > > > > > to also include the API as a non derived work as the standalone? > > > > that sounds like a bad idea. then people could add all the API hooks > > they wanted rather than just the ones we deemed they could use. > > basically you're opening up all of u-boot for direct access. > > The idea is not to open every think but allow as in the kernel allow just a > part of it
which is a loop hole that i dont think we should follow > > what exactly are you trying to accomplish ? > > I've to write an application that need to use the mmc and net but can not > be under GPL so ask for the API to be extended. we dont have any functions for working with file systems and i think that's reasonable. -mike _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
