[Buildroot] Is GPLv2 the right license for Buildroot?
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at uclibc.org
Mon Sep 16 21:17:52 UTC 2013
>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com> writes:
Hi,
Thomas> Sure. But in Buildroot, things are more complicated: within Buildroot
Thomas> *itself* there may be parts that you have to redistribute (i.e package
Thomas> recipes for GPL programs), and some other parts you may not be willing
Thomas> to redistribute (i.e package recipes for your own applications, or your
Thomas> root filesystem overlay). This makes it quite difficult for a company
Thomas> using Buildroot to easily separate what must be distributed from what
Thomas> shouldn't be distributed.
I can only speak of personal experience, naturally (and you get to work
with a lot more companies than I do), but I haven't seen this as a big
problem. These things typically don't contain many "secrets".
People basically have 2 options:
- Integrate their changes in the Buildroot tree and gain the advantages
of Buildroot
- Or keep it seperate (E.G add the stuff outside buildroot) and be able
to keep it secret.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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