Expand copyright guidance especially with regard to including BSD licensed files.

diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index 4432540..0fa1407 100644 (file)
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+This project is licensed on the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3, or any later
+version at your choice (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).
+
+A few files within the project are licensed on the terms of a permissive 3-clause license
+ (BSD 3-clause) license (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php).
+These files are mostly copied verbatim from the Linux kernel sources distributed by
+ HTC (for their devices) and/or Google (as part of the Android Open Source Project) and
+ Qualcomm (via the Code Aurora Forum).
+
+Each source-code file includes their copyright license in the comment header.
+
+To understand the mixing of the BSD and GPL licenses see the Software Freedom Law Center's 
+"Maintaining Permissive-Licensed Files in a GPL-Licensed Project: Guidelines for Developers" at
+ http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2007/gpl-non-gpl-collaboration.html
+
+The BSD licensed files are:
+ 
+
+--------------- Text of Project License ---------------
+ 
 
                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 3, 29 June 2007

diff --git a/README b/README
index 35c0258..f34adb3 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ bootloader-ap (Boot Loader for Application Processors)
 Developed by TJ <linux@tjworld.net>
 Copyright (C) 2010-
 
-A GPLv3 licensed boot-loader for ARM-based communications devices based on modern System-on-Chip 
-architectures such as the Qualcomm MSM7x30, which is the first target of this implementation.
+A GPLv3 licensed (some individual files are BSD licensed) boot-loader for ARM-based communications 
+devices based on modern System-on-Chip architectures such as the Qualcomm MSM7x30, which is the 
+first target of this implementation.
 
 The intention is to provide a completely Free and Open Source boot-loader that can be utilised by 
 system manufacturers and user's who prefer to install a custom boot-loader.
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ Gathering the chip-set specifications for some parts of this code can be challen
 a search engine can uncover many fragments of open-source code patches to many Linux kernel projects
 for embedded devices.
 
+If other source-code is directly imported into this project ensure the license is compatible and note
+all files that use a different license to the project's license in the COPYRIGHT file.
+
 To guard against any possible challenge as to the source of specifications and settings that
 aren't publicly released by chip-set or device manufacturers there is a comment template to prefix
 to any code that describes or uses those specifications or settings. Here's an example: