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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2010-12-15 13:11:27 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com>2010-12-21 12:49:43 +0000
commit0ab1b2c31c4899e8d9c641584e48e35acc544b8c (patch)
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downloadopenembedded-core-contrib-0ab1b2c31c4899e8d9c641584e48e35acc544b8c.tar.gz
documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml: Added new "License Files" section.
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index 46746dc158..2a96b56f14 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,25 @@ meta-crownbay/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-wrs_git.bbappend
</section>
+ <section id="bsp-filelayout-license">
+ <title>License Files</title>
+ <programlisting>
+meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;/&lt;bsp_license_file&gt;
+ </programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ These optional files satisfy licensing requirements for the BSP.
+ The type or types of files here can vary depending on the licensing requirements.
+ For example, in the crownbay BSP all licensing requirements are handled with the
+ <filename>COPYING.MIT</filename> file.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Licensing files can be MIT, BSD, GPLv*, and so forth.
+ These files are recommended for the BSP but are optional and totally up to the BSP developer.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="bsp-filelayout-binary">
<title>Pre-built User Binaries (meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;/binary/*)</title>