[Buildroot] [PATCH 18/54] libsysfs: add license information
Yann E. MORIN
yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Wed Jun 25 19:51:35 UTC 2014
Gustavo, All,
On 2014-06-25 16:45 -0300, Gustavo Zacarias spake thusly:
> On 06/25/2014 04:41 PM, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>
> >> +LIBSYSFS_LICENSE = GPLv2 (utilities), LGPLv2.1+ (library)
> >> +LIBSYSFS_LICENSE_FILES = cmd/GPL lib/LGPL
> >
> > I would also add the COPYING file at the root of the package:
> >
> > The commands and utilities under the "test" directory are licensed under the
> > GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2, June 1991. The full text of the
> > GPL is located at:
> >
> > sysfsutils/cmd/GPL
> >
> > The sysfs library is licensed under the GNU Lesser Public License (LGPL)
> > Version 2.1, February 1999. The full text of the LGPL is located at:
> >
> > sysfsutils/lib/LGPL
> >
> > Regards,
> > Yann E. MORIN.
>
> But COPYING is confusing and a half-truth, that's why i avoided it.
> If you look at the source under cmd/ that's also just GPL, and it's not
> under "test", by the COPYING terms one could consider them LGPL.
OK.
Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.
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