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meta-gplv2
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This layer contains a set of recipes corresponding to old, obsolete versions of
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software that are GPLv2 licensed where the upstreams have moved to GPLv3 licenses.
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These were part of OE-Core until it was realised they are a ticking timebomb
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with regard to security updates and general maintenance. By splitting into a separate
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layer, it's hoped people realise these may not be the best solution to the
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"no GPLv3 problem" and it should also make it clear there is a different quality of
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service applied to these recipes.
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For now, they do continue to get minimal testing by the Yocto Project but this will
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eventually be stopped, with anyone wanting to use them taking up the maintainership.
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The current maintainer for the layer is Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
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Where to Send Patches
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For now, patches should be sent to the Yocto mailing list with [meta-gplv2] in the subject
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line. Before sending, be sure the patches apply cleanly to the current master branch of the
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git repository.
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Git repository: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi/meta-gplv2/
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Mailing list: yocto@yoctoproject.org
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