From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received-SPF: Pass (sender SPF authorized) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=192.55.52.43; helo=mga05.intel.com; envelope-from=michael.d.kinney@intel.com; receiver=edk2-devel@lists.01.org Received: from mga05.intel.com (mga05.intel.com [192.55.52.43]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ml01.01.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A387621A07093 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:09:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from fmsmga007.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.52]) by fmsmga105.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 19 Mar 2019 12:09:43 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.60,245,1549958400"; d="scan'208";a="135655007" Received: from orsmsx106.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.22.225.133]) by fmsmga007.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 19 Mar 2019 12:09:43 -0700 Received: from orsmsx125.amr.corp.intel.com (10.22.240.125) by ORSMSX106.amr.corp.intel.com (10.22.225.133) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.408.0; Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:09:42 -0700 Received: from orsmsx112.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.233]) by ORSMSX125.amr.corp.intel.com ([169.254.3.65]) with mapi id 14.03.0415.000; Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:09:42 -0700 From: "Kinney, Michael D" To: Leif Lindholm , "Kinney, Michael D" CC: "Justen, Jordan L" , "edk2-devel@lists.01.org" Thread-Topic: [edk2] PATCH] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License Thread-Index: AdTZwcNzZrV0RAT0RT2g/5KRKEfA3wBCS6cAALr6KsAAQE9XAAAMQegQ Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:09:41 +0000 Message-ID: References: <155258662331.20276.3714209093894340086@jljusten-skl> <20190319175856.g2sao3bdsyseaxa2@bivouac.eciton.net> In-Reply-To: <20190319175856.g2sao3bdsyseaxa2@bivouac.eciton.net> Accept-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: dlp-product: dlpe-windows dlp-version: 11.0.400.15 dlp-reaction: no-action x-originating-ip: [10.22.254.140] MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: PATCH] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent License X-BeenThere: edk2-devel@lists.01.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: EDK II Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:09:43 -0000 Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Leif and Jordan, Would you mind putting together a specific proposal and perhaps some links to other projects that use the same approach? I am happy to update the RFC to V3 to address this=20 topic if we can close on it quickly. Thanks, Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Leif Lindholm [mailto:leif.lindholm@linaro.org] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:59 AM > To: Kinney, Michael D > Cc: Justen, Jordan L ; edk2- > devel@lists.01.org > Subject: Re: [edk2] PATCH] Change EDK II to BSD+Patent > License >=20 > Hi Mike, >=20 > I see where Jordan is coming from here. >=20 > It isn't just about losing the comment in > Contriutions.txt - there are > bits in the actual TianoCore Contribution Agreement that > cover the > same things as https://developercertificate.org/ (that > are not > explicitly called out elsewhere in the existing > Contributions.txt). >=20 > Like Jordan says, we wouldn't be the first project that > use > Signed-off-by without specifying exactly what it means, > but I think > we're one of the ones that actually care quite a bit. >=20 > I could live with us not resolving this at the same time > as the > license change, but I would prefer if we did... >=20 > Best Regards, >=20 > Leif >=20 > On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 06:25:54PM +0000, Kinney, Michael > D wrote: > > Hi Jordan, > > > > No proposed changes to the Signed-off-by tags. If you > have > > a proposal, please provide an RFC or bring to the > monthly > > EDK II community meeting. > > > > This series is focused on the license change, the use > of SPDX > > identifiers, and removing the Contributed-under tag > from > > commit messages. > > > > I will update the V2 version of the patch series in to > make > > sure the content from Contributions.txt that is not > part of > > the TianoCore Contribution Agreement is added to > Readme.md. > > > > The RFC mentioned the need to update documentation. I > will > > send that out as a separate Wiki patch series for > review. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Justen, Jordan L > > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:04 AM > > > To: Kinney, Michael D ; > > > edk2-devel@lists.01.org > > > Subject: Re: [edk2] PATCH] Change EDK II to > BSD+Patent > > > License > > > > > > On 2019-03-13 10:54:22, Kinney, Michael D wrote: > > > > > > > > 84141eacac edk2: Remove Contributions.txt and > update > > > Readme.md > > > > > > I guess this removes the requirement for the > > > 'Contributed-under' tag > > > in commit messages? > > > > > > But, what about Signed-off-by? Is it desirable to > > > remove that > > > requirement? > > > > > > Relatedly, some open source projects have > standardized > > > on tying the > > > Signed-off-by to this text: > > > > > > https://developercertificate.org/ > > > > > > So, the contributor doesn't have to agree to give the > > > project the > > > contribution under the Contributed-under terms, but > > > they still > > > indicate that they believe that the project can use > the > > > code under the > > > project's indicated license. > > > > > > There is also other information in Contributions.txt > > > that appears to > > > have been deleted, rather than moved. I guess it is > > > mostly duplicated > > > on the wiki. That doesn't mean it's not a good idea > to > > > duplicate it in > > > the source tree, or at least provide a web-link. It > > > seems like the > > > first place devs might look for such information is > > > either the readme, > > > or Contributions.txt. > > > > > > Regarding the wiki, I guess it has to be updated > after > > > this change is > > > made. It might be good to add that to the bug so it > > > can't be closed > > > until that is fixed. > > > > > > How about updating BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py? > > > > > > -Jordan > > _______________________________________________ > > edk2-devel mailing list > > edk2-devel@lists.01.org > > https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/edk2-devel