README: Say that files must be listed in WHENCE, and how to check it
- Say that new files must, not 'should', be listed in WHENCE - State the expected form of a reference to a separate licence file - Mention 'make check' Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
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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).
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