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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2012-06-11 07:59:08 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2012-06-15 17:18:25 +0100
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documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml: Added note to BSP recommendations
Inserted a note warning the developer that it is their responsibility to understand and meet all licensing requirements if they are going to be including images as part of a BSP. (From yocto-docs rev: b8154904be02a4185bf417f193eb125b8470bc8d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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848 filesystems meant to allow users to boot the BSP for evaluation 848 filesystems meant to allow users to boot the BSP for evaluation
849 purposes, you should put the images and artifacts within a 849 purposes, you should put the images and artifacts within a
850 <filename>binary/</filename> subdirectory located in the 850 <filename>binary/</filename> subdirectory located in the
851 <filename>meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;</filename> directory.</para></listitem> 851 <filename>meta-&lt;bsp_name&gt;</filename> directory.
852 <note>If you do include a bootable image as part of the BSP and the image
853 was built by software covered by the GPL, it is your responsibility to understand
854 and meet all licensing requirements, which could include distribution
855 of source files.</note></para></listitem>
852 <listitem><para><emphasis>Use a Yocto Linux Kernel:</emphasis> 856 <listitem><para><emphasis>Use a Yocto Linux Kernel:</emphasis>
853 Kernel recipes in the BSP should be based on a Yocto Linux kernel. 857 Kernel recipes in the BSP should be based on a Yocto Linux kernel.
854 Basing your recipes on these kernels reduces the costs for maintaining 858 Basing your recipes on these kernels reduces the costs for maintaining