From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22451 invoked by alias); 4 Apr 2008 14:53:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 22438 invoked by uid 22791); 4 Apr 2008 14:53:55 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from londo.lunn.ch (HELO londo.lunn.ch) (80.238.139.98) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:53:38 +0000 Received: from lunn by londo.lunn.ch with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1JhnII-0001Ad-00; Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:53:30 +0200 Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:58:00 -0000 From: Andrew Lunn To: Jiri Gaisler Cc: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org Message-ID: <20080404145330.GM7929@lunn.ch> Mail-Followup-To: Jiri Gaisler , ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org References: <20080403112347.68e481c9@kingfisher.sec.intern.logix-tt.com> <200804030937.m339bj00013603@mail168c2.megamailservers.com> <200804032050.20913.neundorf@kde.org> <200804032228.m33MSkCg027848@mail168c2.megamailservers.com> <20080404104457.35553e0a@kingfisher.sec.intern.logix-tt.com> <200804040912.m349CrYq028389@mail176c2.megamailservers.com> <20080404114231.7efcf59a@kingfisher.sec.intern.logix-tt.com> <47F5FC4A.2080401@gaisler.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47F5FC4A.2080401@gaisler.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@ecos.sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org Subject: Re: [ECOS] Are copyright assignments detrimental to eCos? X-SW-Source: 2008-04/txt/msg00077.txt.bz2 On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:00:42PM +0200, Jiri Gaisler wrote: > > > Markus Schaber wrote: > >>> I have looked at the files in eCos Pro, and majority of it has >>> the GPL license with the linking exception. Is there anything that >>> would prevent me from merging updated files from eCos Pro back >>> to the open CVS version? >> >> AFAICS, no, given that you legally received your copy of eCos Pro. > > eCoscentric provides a free eCos Pro kit for the Nios processor, > which anyone can download. This would mean that all GPL files in > the kit are free to be merged with the open CVS. Or is there some > other catch ...? The catch is that in order for it to be included into anoncvs, the owner of the code has to agree and transfer the copyright to FSF. So i cannot just pick up eCosCentric code and commit it. eCosCentric have to agree to it as copyright owner. Andrew -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss