From 340983052b7ee850a230c50855d8f595043e34ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Hilliard Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2020 23:26:48 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add explicit license grant section --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f7bb03..ca7cbcb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,7 +52,18 @@ You can erase the card after it boots by simply logging in (as `root`) and erasi Don't erase it unless you're prepared to burn a new image! +## License + +Subject to the below exceptions, code is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later version. +See also the [Buildroot license notice][buildroot-license] for more nuances about the meaning of this license. + +Patches are not covered by this license. Instead, they are covered by the license of the software to which the patches are applied. + +Finally, files in the `businesscard-flashdrive` package, including its README, my resume, and my photography, remain proprietary and are not released under the GPL. +If you would like to build your own firmware based on this, simply remove those files, or deselect the package during build. + [blog-post]: https://www.thirtythreeforty.net/posts/2019/12/my-business-card-runs-linux/ [linux-f1c100s]: https://github.com/thirtythreeforty/linux.git [uboot-f1c100s]: https://github.com/thirtythreeforty/u-boot.git [lichee-nano]: https://www.seeedstudio.com/Sipeed-Lichee-Nano-Linux-Development-Board-16M-Flash-WiFi-Version-p-2893.html +[buildroot-license]: https://buildroot.org/downloads/manual/manual.html#legal-info-buildroot