From 8f67927df69ef9dc641de05f4b3ef9bc3a63eee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:59:08 -0700 Subject: 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 Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'documentation/bsp-guide') diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml index e111713285..06f607ebe0 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml @@ -848,7 +848,11 @@ filesystems meant to allow users to boot the BSP for evaluation purposes, you should put the images and artifacts within a binary/ subdirectory located in the - meta-<bsp_name> directory. + meta-<bsp_name> directory. + If you do include a bootable image as part of the BSP and the image + was built by software covered by the GPL, it is your responsibility to understand + and meet all licensing requirements, which could include distribution + of source files. Use a Yocto Linux Kernel: Kernel recipes in the BSP should be based on a Yocto Linux kernel. Basing your recipes on these kernels reduces the costs for maintaining -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf