Re: RFC: Add native support for Linux SH

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>]

Hi Yao!

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 09:47:51PM +0000, Yao Qi wrote:
> > Do they need to sign copyright assignments for every individual contributor
> > and every individual project?
> >
> 
> At least, you need the gdb author Yoshii-san have his copyright assignment
> for gdb.
> 
> Here are some records we have, for example,
> (...)

I finally received a reply from Takashi Yoshii. He said, his work on
gdb was made while working at Renesas Solutions Corp. and therefore
the copyright lies with them.

Unfortunately, Renesas Solutions Corp. now longer exists. The company
has been succeeded by Renesas System Design Co., Ltd.

From the Renesas website [1]:

> Regarding handling of former company name in content

> Following the reorganization of design and development departments of
> Renesas affiliates in Japan dated August 1, 2014, the device solution
> development functions of Renesas Solutions Corp. (RSO) were
> transferred to Renesas System Design Co., Ltd. (RSD) and the name of
> the company to which the departments belong was also changed from RSO
> to RSD as of August 1, 2014.
> Consequently, although the content (schematic circuit diagrams and
> bill of materials) that is provided on this page may include mention
> of the former company name, the content is still a valid Renesas
> document.

> Your understanding is most appreciated.

Do you guys have any signed statements from either of the two
companies stated above?

Yutaka Niibe is now trying to get in touch with the open-source
department of Renesas to sort the assignment out.

I have already signed the copyright assignments for my own changes on
top of Yoshii's changes.

Thanks,
Adrian

> [1] https://www.renesas.com/en-us/products/software-tools/boards-and-kits/evaluation-demo-solution-boards/r0k572690b000br.html

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