From 5962b8a91b809b613186227c00d17aed66d5c031 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Roth Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2022 10:04:55 -0600 Subject: src/vendorcode: Add a README.md file This README.md file specifies the expectations and agreements implied by contributing code to the coreboot src/vendorcode directory. Licenses, structure, formatting and the like are all the responsibility of the contributors, however as the code is a part of the coreboot codebase, members of the coreboot community are allowed to modify the code to the extent deemed necessary. Signed-off-by: Martin Roth Change-Id: Ib7e2aedce9383158d03be342cb10ae18d85146ae Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/67485 Reviewed-by: Angel Pons Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) --- src/vendorcode/README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/vendorcode/README.md (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/vendorcode/README.md b/src/vendorcode/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ef3519408c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/vendorcode/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +The files in the coreboot src/vendorcode subdirectory are supplied by +various hardware and software vendors to support their platforms. While +these directories and files are a part of the coreboot project, their +licenses, coding styles, and maintenance may be significantly different +than the rest of the coreboot codebase. + +By contributing these directories and files to the coreboot codebase, +the authors and copyright holders have agreed to the use and +modification of these files by the coreboot community, however the final +ownership and responsibility still remains with the company that +contributed the files. + +The ideal goal would be to properly integrate these files into coreboot +proper. But such undertakings should be coordinated with the owners. +Community modification should in general be limited to fixing issues and +adding functionality. + +Licenses for the files were determined by the copyright holder when the +files were contributed. All files here must have an open source license +compatible with coreboot's GPL v2. -- cgit v1.2.3