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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | 59 |
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml index 076c08cf6..ea9b0017f 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml @@ -533,19 +533,22 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}" </para> <para> - For cases where you can substitute something and still maintain functionality, the Poky website will make - available a 'de-featured' BSP completely free of the encumbered IP. - In that case you can use the substitution directly and without any further licensing requirements. - If present, this fully 'de-featured' BSP will be named meta-<bsp_name> (i.e. the - normal default naming convention). - If available, this is the simplest the most preferred option. + For cases where you can substitute something and still maintain functionality, + the Yocto Project website at + <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/download/board-support-package-bsp-downloads'></ulink> + will make available a 'de-featured' BSP completely free of the encumbered IP. + In that case you can use the substitution directly and without any further licensing + requirements. + If present, this fully 'de-featured' BSP will be named appropiately different + than the normal encumbered BSP. + If available, this substitution is the simplest and most preferred option. This, of course, assumes the resulting functionality meets requirements. </para> <para> - If however, a non-encumbered version is unavailable or the 'free' version would provide unsuitable - functionality or quality, an encumbered version can be used. - Encumbered versions of a BSP are given names of the form meta-<bsp_name>-nonfree. + If however, a non-encumbered version is unavailable or the 'free' version + would provide unsuitable functionality or quality, you can use + an encumbered version. </para> <para> @@ -559,14 +562,23 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}" <para> Get a license key (or keys) for the encumbered BSP by visiting + a website and providing the name of the BSB and your email address + through a web form. + </para> + +<!-- <ulink url='https://pokylinux.org/bsp-keys.html'>https://pokylinux.org/bsp-keys.html</ulink> and give the name of the BSP and your e-mail address in the web form. </para> + COMMENT: This link is not implemented at this point. + <programlisting> [screenshot of dialog box] </programlisting> +--> + <para> After agreeing to any applicable license terms, the BSP key(s) will be immediately sent to the address @@ -609,7 +621,8 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}" encumbered BSP. These prompts usually take the form of instructions needed to manually fetch the encumbered package(s) - and md5 sums into the required directory (e.g. the poky/build/downloads) + and md5 sums into the required directory + (e.g. the <filename>poky/build/downloads</filename>). Once the manual package fetch has been completed, restart the build to continue where it left off. @@ -619,25 +632,21 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}" </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Get a full-featured BSP recipe rather than a key, by - visiting - <ulink url='https://pokylinux.org/bsps.html'>https://pokylinux.org/bsps.html</ulink>. - Accepting the license agreement(s) presented will - subsequently allow you to download a tarball - containing a full-featured BSP that is legally cleared for - your use by the just-given license agreement(s). - This method will also allow the encumbered image to - be built with no change at all to the normal build - process. - </para> + Get a full-featured BSP recipe rather than a key. + You can do this by visiting the applicable BSP download page from the Yocto + Project website at + <ulink url='http://yoctoproject.org/download/board-support-package-bsp-downloads'></ulink>. + BSP tarballs that have proprietary information can be downloaded after agreeing + to licensing requirements as part of the download process. + Obtaining the code this way allows you to build an encumbered image with + no changes at all as compared to the normal build. + </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> <para> Note that the third method is also the only option available - when downloading pre-compiled images generated from - non-free BSPs. - Those images are likewise available at - <ulink url='https://pokylinux.org/bsps.html'>https://pokylinux.org/bsps.html</ulink>. + when downloading pre-compiled images generated from non-free BSPs. + Those images are likewise available at from the Yocto Project website. </para> </section> |