On Thursday 09 July 2009 11:00, Stefan Roese wrote: > On Thursday 09 July 2009 10:44:13 Matthias Fuchs wrote: > > I just checked the nine years old initial version of 405gp_pci.c: > > > > http://ppcboot.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ppcboot/ppcboot/cpu/ppc4xx/405gp_ > >pci.c?revision=1.1&view=markup > > > > I do not see that this file has anything in common with the current > > 4xx_pci.c code! One could say that setting up the PMM registes looks a > > little as is comes from the old IBM code, but can writing zeros into some > > registers really stop us from cleaning up this license issue? > > Yes, those files don't have much in common any more. Only some comments > (which > could be removed or rewritten) and and the sequence of some register > initialisation. But again, IANAL and I don't really know if we can remove the > IBM header with such a history. It seems nobody is a lawyer! So I think this issue cannot be solved by the U-boot community and therefore the only way seems to be the removal of this file in August as stated in the feature-removal plan.
I will not start cleaning up this file as it seems to be a waste of time when the file will be removed in August. Stefan, how do you plan to reach the August goal? > > If so, I see no way to reach the GPL cleanup goal. > > > > I will submit a cleanup patch for the 4xx_pci.c when we are common in this > > point. I also request "Ack-bys" at least from you and Stefan on my patch to > > not have one foot in the grave :-) > > Heh, don't be such a coward! No risk, no fun! ;) When I go through my posting I must admit that I never said IANAL. But many others did. Perhaps we can setup an open source developer jail where everything is allowed because they cannot put you deeper in jail :-) Matthias _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
