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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-03-29 08:43:34 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-04-04 14:13:43 +0100
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ref-manual: Edits to the License Compliance question.
(From yocto-docs rev: bdf123ae728ff5725831dab5d5e0505bbb56bac2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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377 </question> 377 </question>
378 <answer> 378 <answer>
379 <para> 379 <para>
380 This is a difficult question and you need to consult your lawyer for the answer 380 This is a difficult question and you need to consult your lawyer
381 for your specific case. 381 for the answer for your specific case.
382 It is worth bearing in mind that for GPL compliance there needs to be enough 382 It is worth bearing in mind that for GPL compliance, there needs
383 information shipped to allow someone else to rebuild the same end result 383 to be enough information shipped to allow someone else to
384 you are shipping. 384 rebuild and produce the same end result you are shipping.
385 This means sharing the source code, any patches applied to it, and also any 385 This means sharing the source code, any patches applied to it,
386 configuration information about how that package was configured and built. 386 and also any configuration information about how that package
387 was configured and built.
388 </para>
389
390 <para>
391 You can find more information on licensing in the
392 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#licensing'>Licensing</ulink>"
393 and "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
394 sections, both of which are in the Yocto Project Development
395 Manual.
387 </para> 396 </para>
388 </answer> 397 </answer>
389 </qandaentry> 398 </qandaentry>