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2*eca3aeb3SWolfgang DenkGPL License Exception:
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4*eca3aeb3SWolfgang DenkEven though U-Boot in general is covered by the GPL-2.0/GPL-2.0+,
5*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denkthis does *not* cover the so-called "standalone" applications that
6*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denkuse U-Boot services by means of the jump table provided by U-Boot
7*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denkexactly for this purpose - this is merely considered normal use of
8*eca3aeb3SWolfgang DenkU-Boot, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
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10*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denk  The header files "include/image.h" and "arch/*/include/asm/u-boot.h"
11*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denkdefine interfaces to U-Boot.  Including these (unmodified) header
12*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denkfiles in another file is considered normal use of U-Boot, and does
13*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denk*not* fall under the heading of "derived work".
14*eca3aeb3SWolfgang Denk-- Wolfgang Denk
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