Re: [edk2] [PATCH V2] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License

["Yao, Jiewen" <jiewen.yao@intel.com>]

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Yao, Jiewen [mailto:jiewen.yao@intel.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:54 AM
> > To: Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>;
> > edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> > Subject: RE: [edk2] [PATCH V2] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License
> >
> > SignedCapsulePkg: Reviewed-by: Jiewen Yao <Jiewen.yao@intel.com>
> > SecurityPkg: Reviewed-by: Jiewen Yao <Jiewen.yao@intel.com>
> > StandaloneMmPkg: Reviewed-by: Jiewen Yao <Jiewen.yao@intel.com>
> >
> > Thank you
> > Yao Jiewen
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Kinney, Michael D
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 10:25 AM
> > > To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Kinney, Michael D
> > > <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> > > Subject: [edk2] [PATCH V2] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > New in V2
> > > =========
> > > * Remove Cc lines from commit messages
> > > * Remove branch reference from commit messages
> > > * Change license in 2 files missed in OvmfPkg
> > > * Update OvmfPkg/License.txt to BSD+Patent as the default license
> > > * Move the portions of Contributions.txt in the root of edk2 to
> > >   Readme.md in the root of edk2 that describe how to contribute
> > >   along with the commit message format.
> > > * Add to Readme.md in the root of edk2 that Signed-off-by means that
> > >   the contributor certifies compliance to the Developer's Certificate
> > >   of Origin 1.1.  https://developercertificate.org
> > > =========
> > >
> > > BZ: https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1373
> > >
> > > This change is based on the following emails:
> > >   https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-February/036260.html
> > >   https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2018-October/030385.html
> > >
> > > RFCs with detailed process for the license change:
> > >   V3:
> https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-March/038116.html
> > >   V2:
> https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-March/037669.html
> > >   V1:
> https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-March/037500.html
> > >
> > > I have posted the patch series for review on the following branch using
> > > edk2-stable201903 as the base for the patch series.
> > >
> > >
> > https://github.com/mdkinney/edk2/tree/Bug_1373_BsdPatentLicense_V2
> > >
> > > The commits in patch series can be viewed here:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/mdkinney/edk2/commits/Bug_1373_BsdPatentLicense_
> > > V2
> > >
> > > The patch series has one patch per package along with a few patches
> > > to update the license information in the root of the edk2 repository
> > > as described in the RFC V3.
> > >
> > > Due to the size of the patch series, I prefer to not send the
> > > patch emails.  Instead, please perform code reviews using content
> > > from the branch.
> > >
> > > All EDK II package maintainers and package reviewers should provide
> > > review feedback for their packages.  The critical part of the review
> > > is:
> > > 1) Any changes that cause build breaks or logic changes.  These code
> > >    changes are intended to only modify license contents in comment
> > >    blocks.
> > > 2) Any file that has been changed to BSD+Patent, but should remain
> > >    with the current license.
> > > 3) Any file that that has not changed to BSD+Patent, but should be
> > >    changed to BSD+Patent.
> > >
> > > Feedback and Reviewed-by emails should identify the patch the feedback
> > > applies using the patch summary listed below.  The goal is to complete
> > > all reviews to support the commit of these patches on April 9, 2019.
> > >
> > > 2a7d2c56bc edk2: Remove Contributions.txt and update Readme.md
> > > f9d59ccdc5 OvmfPkg: Change License.txt from 2-Clause BSD to
> > BSD+Patent
> > > ce3fbf929e StdLibPrivateInternalFiles: Replace BSD License with
> > BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > aa8a3692c7 StdLib: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 2dfbe1e1ee AppPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > b2161f6dd8 Vlv2TbltDevicePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 3688c33755 Vlv2DeviceRefCodePkg: Replace BSD License with
> BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 8170308c98 UefiCpuPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 4b68832cdc StandaloneMmPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 327dc18122 SourceLevelDebugPkg: Replace BSD License with
> BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 6c4c506a5e SignedCapsulePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 2fdd514aff ShellPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > c667724cb9 ShellBinPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 76f9e555b8 SecurityPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 89a588c1be QuarkSocPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 454f280e0c QuarkPlatformPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 935319af35 PcAtChipsetPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > e39d07266d OvmfPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 24d6ba8a25 OptionRomPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > 5c4a074eed Omap35xxPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > dde19815b3 Nt32Pkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > acf2e84beb NetworkPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 3e404f30b6 MdePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 6e01bf6764 MdeModulePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > 36322b1b8c IntelSiliconPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > f5f9fa8b95 IntelFspWrapperPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 39725dc5e3 IntelFspPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > ba8a9e3e1d IntelFsp2WrapperPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > a61295eeda IntelFsp2Pkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > cd7bd24c6d IntelFrameworkPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > e9f7710bb6 IntelFrameworkModulePkg: Replace BSD License with
> > > BSD+Patent License
> > > 487e96a6b4 FmpDevicePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > 3cfd1b98e4 FatPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > f9fc278ea1 EmulatorPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 1a26764621 EmbeddedPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> License
> > > aa402ac906 EdkCompatibilityPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 3c6df91d7c DynamicTablesPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 6389a5b4d5 CryptoPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 0065fa2d9f CorebootPayloadPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > 26d7dbf868 CorebootModulePkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > > License
> > > b1ebd76234 BeagleBoardPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > License
> > > f23540ea65 ArmVirtPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 054b667071 ArmPlatformPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent
> > License
> > > 5128ec1897 ArmPkg: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > 3b7fd23df9 BaseTools: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > aa5e7ad3ef edk2: Replace BSD License with BSD+Patent License
> > > fdcf6f00c7 edk2: Change License.txt from 2-Clause BSD to BSD+Patent
> > > 831e2096e8 edk2: Add License-History.txt
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kinney, Michael D
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 6:49 PM
> > > > To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Kinney, Michael D
> > > > <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>
> > > > Subject: [RFC v3] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Based on review of the RFC V2, there are some updates
> > > > required to
> > > > Readme.md in the root of the edk2 repository.
> > > >
> > > > Changes for V3
> > > > ===============
> > > > * Move the portions of Contributions.txt in the root of
> > > > edk2 to
> > > >   Readme.md in the root of edk2 that describe how to
> > > > contribute
> > > >   along with the commit message format.
> > > >
> > > > * Add to Readme.md in the root of edk2 that Signed-off-by
> > > > means that
> > > >   the contributor certifies compliance to the Developer's
> > > > Certificate
> > > >   of Origin 1.1.  https://developercertificate.org
> > > >
> > > > Changes for V2
> > > > ===============
> > > > * Replace 2-Clause BSD License in file headers with SPDX-
> > > > License-Identifier
> > > >   statement.  This reduces the size of the file headers
> > > > and the size
> > > >   of the patches for this change.  Based on the following
> > > > post:
> > > >
> > > >   https://01.org/blogs/jc415/2018/open-source-hacks-one-
> > > > question-interviews-open-source-experts-how-use-spdx-
> > > > headers
> > > >
> > > > * Update License.txt in root of edk2 before changing file
> > > > headers.
> > > > * Fix minor typos
> > > > ===============
> > > >
> > > > This RFC follows up on the proposal from Mark Doran to
> > > > change the
> > > > EDK II Project to a BSD+Patent License.
> > > >
> > > > 	https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-
> > > > February/036260.html
> > > >
> > > > The review period for this license change is 30 days.  If
> > > > there is no
> > > > unresolved feedback on April 9, 2019, then commits of the
> > > > license change
> > > > patches will begin on April 9, 2019.
> > > >
> > > >   ** Please provide feedback on the proposal by Monday
> > > > April 8, 2019. **
> > > >
> > > > Feedback can be sent to edk2-devel at lists.01.org, the
> > > > EDK II community
> > > > manager or any of the EDK II stewards.
> > > >
> > > >   * Stephano Cetola <stephano.cetola at intel.com>
> > > > Community Manager
> > > >   * Leif Lindholm   <leif.lindholm at linaro.org>
> > > > Steward
> > > >   * Andrew Fish     <afish at apple.com>
> > > > Steward
> > > >   * Laszlo Ersek    <lersek at redhat.com>
> > > > Steward
> > > >   * Michael Kinney  <michael.d.kinney at intel.com>
> > > > Steward
> > > >
> > > > The goal is to convert all of the files in the edk2
> > > > repository that are
> > > > currently covered by the 2-Clause BSD License and the
> > > > TianoCore
> > > > Contribution Agreement to a BSD+Patent License.
> > > >
> > > > I will be following up with pointers to public GitHub
> > > > branches that
> > > > contain the set of changes to the edk2 repository for
> > > > review.
> > > >
> > > > The proposal is to perform this change to edk2/master in
> > > > the steps listed
> > > > below. The license change will not be applied to any of
> > > > the other existing
> > > > branches in the edk2 repository.
> > > >
> > > > 1) Add a License-History.txt file to the root of the edk2
> > > > repository that
> > > >    contains the 2-Clause BSD License and the TianoCore
> > > > Contribution
> > > >    Agreement along with the details on the change to the
> > > > BSD+Patent License.
> > > >
> > > > 2) Change License.txt in the root of the edk2 repository
> > > > from a 2-Clause
> > > >    BSD License to the BSD+Patent License. The following
> > > > is the link to the
> > > >    BSD+Patent License and the new License.txt file
> > > > contents.
> > > >
> > > >    https://opensource.org/licenses/BSDplusPatent
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =========================================================
> > > > =============
> > > >    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms,
> > > > with or without
> > > >    modification, are permitted provided that the
> > > > following conditions are met:
> > > >
> > > >    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the
> > > > above copyright notice,
> > > >       this list of conditions and the following
> > > > disclaimer.
> > > >
> > > >    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the
> > > > above copyright notice,
> > > >       this list of conditions and the following
> > > > disclaimer in the documentation
> > > >       and/or other materials provided with the
> > > > distribution.
> > > >
> > > >    Subject to the terms and conditions of this license,
> > > > each copyright holder
> > > >    and contributor hereby grants to those receiving
> > > > rights under this license
> > > >    a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge,
> > > > royalty-free, irrevocable
> > > >    (except for failure to satisfy the conditions of this
> > > > license) patent
> > > >    license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell,
> > > > import, and otherwise
> > > >    transfer this software, where such license applies
> > > > only to those patent
> > > >    claims, already acquired or hereafter acquired,
> > > > licensable by such copyright
> > > >    holder or contributor that are necessarily infringed
> > > > by:
> > > >
> > > >    (a) their Contribution(s) (the licensed copyrights of
> > > > copyright holders and
> > > >        non-copyrightable additions of contributors, in
> > > > source or binary form)
> > > >        alone; or
> > > >
> > > >    (b) combination of their Contribution(s) with the work
> > > > of authorship to
> > > >        which such Contribution(s) was added by such
> > > > copyright holder or
> > > >        contributor, if, at the time the Contribution is
> > > > added, such addition
> > > >        causes such combination to be necessarily
> > > > infringed. The patent license
> > > >        shall not apply to any other combinations which
> > > > include the
> > > >        Contribution.
> > > >
> > > >    Except as expressly stated above, no rights or
> > > > licenses from any copyright
> > > >    holder or contributor is granted under this license,
> > > > whether expressly, by
> > > >    implication, estoppel or otherwise.
> > > >
> > > >    DISCLAIMER
> > > >
> > > >    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
> > > > CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
> > > >    AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT
> > > > NOT LIMITED TO, THE
> > > >    IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
> > > > A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
> > > >    ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
> > > > HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
> > > >    LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
> > > > EXEMPLARY, OR
> > > >    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
> > > > PROCUREMENT OF
> > > >    SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
> > > > PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
> > > >    INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
> > > > LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
> > > >    CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
> > > > NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
> > > >    ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
> > > > EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
> > > >    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> > > >
> > > > =========================================================
> > > > =============
> > > >
> > > > 3) Change all files currently covered by a 2-Clause BSD
> > > > License and the
> > > >    TianoCore Contribution Agreement to a BSD+Patent
> > > > License using the
> > > >    following SPDX-License-Identifier statement:
> > > >
> > > >        SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
> > > >
> > > >    The use of SPDX-License-Identifier statement is based
> > > > on the following:
> > > >
> > > >         https://01.org/blogs/jc415/2018/open-source-
> > > > hacks-one-question-interviews-open-source-experts-how-
> > > > use-spdx-headers
> > > >
> > > > 4) Update Readme.md in the root of the edk2 repository to
> > > > state that content
> > > >    is covered by a BSD+Patent License.  Also state that
> > > > the BSD+Patent License
> > > >    is the preferred license for the EDK II project.
> > > >
> > > >   a) Move the portions of Contributions.txt in the root
> > > > of the edk2 repository
> > > >      Readme.md in the root of edk2 repository that
> > > > describe how to contribute
> > > >      along with the commit message format.
> > > >
> > > >   b) Add the following to Readme.md in the root of edk2
> > > > repository:
> > > >
> > > >      # Developer Certificate of Origin
> > > >
> > > >      Your change description should use the standard
> > > > format for a
> > > >      commit message, and must include your `Signed-off-
> > > > by` signature.
> > > >
> > > >      In order to keep track of who did what, all patches
> > > > contributed must
> > > >      include a statement that to the best of the
> > > > contributor's knowledge
> > > >      they have the right to contribute it under the
> > > > specified license.
> > > >
> > > >      The test for this is as specified in the
> > > > [Developer's Certificate of
> > > >      Origin (DCO)
> > > > 1.1](https://developercertificate.org/). The contributor
> > > >      certifies compliance by adding a line saying
> > > >
> > > >        Signed-off-by: Developer Name
> > > > <developer@example.org>
> > > >
> > > >      where `Developer Name` is the contributor's real
> > > > name, and the email
> > > >      address is one the developer is reachable through at
> > > > the time of
> > > >      contributing.
> > > >
> > > >      ```
> > > >      Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
> > > >
> > > >      By making a contribution to this project, I certify
> > > > that:
> > > >
> > > >       (a) The contribution was created in whole or in
> > > > part by me and I
> > > >          have the right to submit it under the open
> > > > source license
> > > >          indicated in the file; or
> > > >
> > > >       (b) The contribution is based upon previous work
> > > > that, to the best
> > > >          of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate
> > > > open source
> > > >          license and I have the right under that license
> > > > to submit that
> > > >          work with modifications, whether created in
> > > > whole or in part
> > > >          by me, under the same open source license
> > > > (unless I am
> > > >          permitted to submit under a different license),
> > > > as indicated
> > > >          in the file; or
> > > >
> > > >       (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by
> > > > some other
> > > >          person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have
> > > > not modified
> > > >          it.
> > > >
> > > >       (d) I understand and agree that this project and
> > > > the contribution
> > > >          are public and that a record of the contribution
> > > > (including all
> > > >          personal information I submit with it, including
> > > > my sign-off) is
> > > >          maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed
> > > > consistent with
> > > >          this project or the open source license(s)
> > > > involved.
> > > >      ```
> > > >
> > > > 5) Remove the Contributions.txt file from the root of the
> > > > edk2 repository
> > > >    that contains the TianoCore Contribution Agreement.
> > > >
> > > > 6) Update all documentation to state that content
> > > > submitted under the
> > > >    BSD+Patent License no longer requires the Tianocore
> > > > Contribution
> > > >    Agreement which means the following line is not
> > > > required in commit
> > > >    messages for changes to files that are covered by a
> > > > BSD+Patent License.
> > > >
> > > >        Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution
> > > > Agreement 1.1
> > > >
> > > > 7) Create Wiki page(s) that provide the details of the
> > > > BSD+Patent License
> > > >    change and provides the status of the license change
> > > > for each TianoCore
> > > >    repository and package.
> > > >
> > > > Once the conversion of the edk2 repository is complete,
> > > > work will begin
> > > > on the other repositories in the TianoCore project.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > >
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