Dear Bob Liu, In message <1345526833-10804-13-git-send-email-lliu...@gmail.com> you wrote: > From: Sonic Zhang <sonic.zh...@analog.com> > > Per the request from ADI Legal. ... > --- /dev/null > +++ b/arch/blackfin/Clear_BSD.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ > +The Clear BSD license: > + > +Copyright (c) 2012, Analog Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. > + > +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > +modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the > +disclaimer below) provided that the following conditions are met: > + > +* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright > + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > + > +* 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. > + > +* Neither the name of Analog Devices, Inc. nor the names of its > + contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived > + from this software without specific prior written permission. > + > +NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PARTY'S PATENT RIGHTS ARE > +GRANTED BY THIS LICENSE. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT > +HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED > +WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF > +MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE > +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE > +LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR > +CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF > +SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR > +BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, > +WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE > +OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN > +IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Ok. After reading the explanations http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#clearbsd I hereby reject this code. I'm not willing to accept even the theoretical risk that Analog Devices might fancy to sue any party involved with U-Boot development or use for patent infringement. [The fact that you bother to chose this specific lincense form suggests that such a thread might exist.] Sorry. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
