From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757736AbcIRCEh (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:04:37 -0400 Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:50440 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755614AbcIRCER (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Sep 2016 22:04:17 -0400 Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2016 03:04:14 +0100 From: Ben Hutchings To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-firmware@kernel.org Message-ID: <20160918020414.GP10601@decadent.org.uk> References: <1474163887.2621.97.camel@decadent.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="PT0wT86ZVVq2zanE" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1474163887.2621.97.camel@decadent.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: ben@decadent.org.uk Subject: [PATCH linux-firmware 12/12] README: Say that files must be listed in WHENCE, and how to check it X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2.1 (built Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:24:06 +0000) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on shadbolt.decadent.org.uk) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --PT0wT86ZVVq2zanE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable - Say that new files must, not 'should', be listed in WHENCE - State the expected form of a reference to a separate licence file - Mention 'make check' Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- README | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index cdaecf04b46e..77ff0106c483 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ diff or preferably a git pull request to: linux-firmware@kernel.org and also cc: to related mailing lists. =20 -Your commit should include an update to the WHENCE file clearly -identifying the license under which the firmware is available, and +If your commit adds new firmware, it must update the WHENCE file to +clearly state the license under which the firmware is available, and that it is redistributable. Being redistributable includes ensuring the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device operation with the firmware. If the license is long and involved, it's permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the -WHENCE file. +WHENCE file ('See LICENSE.foo for details.'). And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself. =20 +Run 'make check' to check that WHENCE is consistent with the +repository contents. + Ideally, your commit should contain a Signed-Off-By: from someone authoritative on the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from within the company that owns the code). --PT0wT86ZVVq2zanE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIVAwUBV932Hee/yOyVhhEJAQr5tQ//aEZZJew6HNaBRNWVZua3k4JBbS5JCily cn6qiilV0rlhvGu730VIlYtaVPXFgraxiPY8Xmnu8UjJyiyqSIpMojKenmBv4Gj9 poz5sabO4aaUyHONOriLZnsWwSzokfWc1BHybQsIYlulbwC/OWT6pWgx1yLbzXVe N49UvLdm7nD0viRYldvTnjD1fVmzZhMmEHB1+Fn5uX7BcMsSg4J5bmB+LS985Ytj sJQiElTVaZNfvOHwxzBV1/TFtPibawwQ87dEosUYqj6YW6GOvGUu2O5STCt+fQJ6 fsqY3a3SQEwqg2r509couC/IRZJ9IAp/DDTzB3sDDaakj1DE7Sa8idqh9cjvt4/S VffrSm2boX3wL0jdHPvQzxAzTwbYj38OBlG2OOmv5bzq5h7sc7dX/WCZW/cw9tqB wZ4lq45s836Z+g1qPdMQRkhvZ3nKx33DtBq7n3ODeEWyoQFyG85H8S4WGfNv4hr6 QFpRGq2TY4yMO4aOmEkFSYa7rlwk9CXmxt8WthBrQ5AuEm8COfnt7pKdYzew48ID d8XoW+zqNZp7+7DhWDqELy94HJcsDdbCaZvNkf8IwM65b9QaAQmL+/kKvPtQvvfB 4VBh4rOs4aE/IylAoEb8SbmzaZUi7GIUxIFtxglycXzQ+ID+GaMVpF1zhQUIzSoI jOeBMs1AHEM= =D6s5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --PT0wT86ZVVq2zanE--