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resources:tools-software:linuxdsp:licensing [12 Jun 2020 15:01] – created David Gibsonresources:tools-software:linuxdsp:licensing [21 Jul 2020 05:50] – [Excluding specific licenses from your product build] cathy fang
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 The Yocto Linux for ADSP-SC5xx Processors product is provided in source form. The Yocto Linux for ADSP-SC5xx Processors product is provided in source form.
-As such Analog Devices does not provide a license file which covers the Yocto Linux for ADSP-SC5xx Processors product. 
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 Each source code module (zip file, Git repository) is provided with licensing information. Each source code module (zip file, Git repository) is provided with licensing information.
 As applications are developed and the development board file-system built, different packages will be added and removed, resulting in different licensing requirements for each customer. As applications are developed and the development board file-system built, different packages will be added and removed, resulting in different licensing requirements for each customer.
 It is your responsibility to understand the software you are distributing and the licensing restrictions upon that software. It is your responsibility to understand the software you are distributing and the licensing restrictions upon that software.
 +The following information provided to assist you in understanding the license requirements that you will need to comply with when distributing your product.
  
-===== Understanding the Licensing Requirements for your Product Build =====+===== Finding the Licensing Requirements for your Product Build =====
  
 When building your application images with Yocto, the licensing information for all modules included in the build will be collated in to the **build/tmp/deploy/licenses** directory. When building your application images with Yocto, the licensing information for all modules included in the build will be collated in to the **build/tmp/deploy/licenses** directory.
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 +===== Excluding specific licenses from your product build =====
 +Yocto provides a build-time configuration option that allows you to avoid specific licenses in your product build.
 +By correctly defining the **INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE** option in you **conf/local.conf** file you can prohibit the inclusion of packages which match the list of defined incompatible licenses.
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 +For more information please refer to the [[https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.4/ref-manual/ref-manual.html#var-INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE|Yocto Reference Manual]].
  
  
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resources/tools-software/linuxdsp/licensing.txt · Last modified: 21 Jul 2020 05:51 by cathy fang