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@@ -16,16 +16,19 @@ diff or preferably a git pull request to: |
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linux-firmware@kernel.org |
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and also cc: to related mailing lists. |
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Your commit should include an update to the WHENCE file clearly |
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identifying the license under which the firmware is available, and |
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If your commit adds new firmware, it must update the WHENCE file to |
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clearly state the license under which the firmware is available, and |
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that it is redistributable. Being redistributable includes ensuring |
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the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit |
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patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device |
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operation with the firmware. If the license is long and involved, it's |
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permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the |
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WHENCE file. |
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WHENCE file ('See LICENSE.foo for details.'). |
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And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself. |
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Run 'make check' to check that WHENCE is consistent with the |
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repository contents. |
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Ideally, your commit should contain a Signed-Off-By: from someone |
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authoritative on the licensing of the firmware in question (i.e. from |
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within the company that owns the code). |