Licensing issues #9
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention -- The intent is definitely to allow people to redistribute this code, and the license header is definitely something that we need to fix. We're planning on a new push with several fixes in the near future -- I'll make sure we update the licenses to GPLv2 along with that. |
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Brilliant, thank you. :) |
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Hi - do you have any plan for when the new push will be? |
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Thank you for reporting this issue and appreciate your patience. We've notified the core team for an update on this issue. We're looking for a response within the next 30 days or the issue may be closed. |
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Hi, has there been any progress on updating the licenses, or with the latest push? Thanks! |
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If you look at the source files, you should see that the license is documented more clearly in the source files. |
Summary: 1. move bic-util from minipack to common 2. add gpiolib of minipack and wedge400 to bic-util Pull Request resolved: facebookexternal/openbmc.celestica#9 Test Plan: able to use bic-utils Reviewed By: mikechoifb fbshipit-source-id: d941e7cc05
Summary: Add fpga_ver.sh script for Elbert Testing:None Pull Request resolved: facebookexternal/openbmc.arista#9 Reviewed By: joancaneus fbshipit-source-id: 50f2c12f61
Summary: Mterm server modification for Cisco Churchillmono. Borrowed from reference platforms to access host from BMC. The mterm server changes pointing server to the right tty service so that the appropriate UART is redirected. The client for this will be used via the sol.sh which will be introduced in openbmc-utils. Realized by modifying the systemd service file. Default baudrate defined is 57600 (same as the requirement), so no changes were made there. X-link: facebookexternal/openbmc.cisco#9 Test Plan: 1. Ensure mterm server is running with the desired tty. 2. Ensure the lock file is created as mentioned in the service file UT: ``` root@bmc-oob:~# ps | grep wedge 336 root 1392 S /usr/local/bin/mTerm_server wedge /dev/ttyS4 root@bmc-oob:~# ls /var/lock/mTerm_wedge /var/lock/mTerm_wedge ``` Reviewed By: mikechoifb fbshipit-source-id: 9be6ddc1ec72aa8ac147bc6dd6ac8f7f0f6ed3e0
Main issue:
I'm interested in cloning and modifying this repo, but after checking
the licensing, I'm worried that I can't legally do that yet. At the moment,
some makefiles and setup scripts say only 'Copyright Facebook.
All Rights Reserved.' (with no mention of the GPLv2), so I don't think
I can currently distribute them.
If the intent of the licensing is to allow people to distribute and modify all
files in the repo, then Facebook may wish to license those files differently
(eg: make it explicit within the files that they are licensed under GPLv2).
I'm not an expert, but I'd rather not distribute/modify the
contents of the repo until this is clarified within the repo itself, and I
think other potential contributors may feel similarly worried.
Other, smaller things:
The'All Rights Reserved' statement no longer has legal weight and conflicts with
the GPL; see the conversation here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2007/06/msg00253.html
for more. The address of the Free Software Foundation is also out of date in
some files.
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