New board...

Hi Wolfgang,

I'm currently porting U-Boot to a PXA-based industrial device developed by my employer.

Since the code I write/modify/adapt is covered by the GPL I'd like to know what to do with it - can I push it to you for inclusion in U-Boot (although we do not sell the naked board) or must I follow the provisions of the GPL (e.g. ship the source code with the device)?

Cheers
Anders

Dear Anders,

Both is possible. The most efficient way for you is probably to submit a patch (see the README) so your board gets added to the standard source tree.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems,  Embedded Linux
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You don't have to include the source with every shipped device. You could instead include a letter ("a written offer") explaining how and where they can get the source:

From u-boot/COPYING:

b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,