14410 2021-05-27 22:04:08 +0000 [documentation] clarity regarding specifying license of layer/recipes versus layer/recipe results 2026-01-20 14:41:34 +0000 1 1 9 Documentation Development Manual development unspecified x86 Multiple RESOLVED FIXED Medium+ normal 6.0 M2 1 xmnboy antonin.godard ccasciato randy.macleod tim.orling --- --- Don't know oldest_to_newest 90518 0 xmnboy 2021-05-27 22:04:08 +0000 The information in section **3.3.8 Licensing** (https://docs.yoctoproject.org/dev-manual/common-tasks.html#licensing) and under https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/variables.html#term-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM is well-written and much more clear than the 2.x documentation that keeps coming up with Google searches. One thing that is not clear is how to differentiate the license terms that apply to the layer, its recipes and configuration files versus the license terms that apply to the component(s) that results from incorporating the layer. For example, assume the license I wish to apply to the layer (scripts, config files, etc.) is "MIT" but the result of applying that layer is a collection of libraries to which the "GPLv3" license is applied. Are there guidelines that need to be followed regarding the license terms for the layer, its recipes and its configuration files? Is there an accepted practice for this that needs to be stated in the documentation? I hope this is making sense. The issue is making sure that it is clear that the license terms for the layer and its scripts and config files are independent of the license terms that apply to the net result of applying that recipe. 99996 1 randy.macleod 2024-10-24 15:03:55 +0000 Bulk move of 5.1 M4 to 5.2 M2 as approved by AlexB. 102192 2 antonin.godard 2025-06-06 07:42:31 +0000 Bulk move of bugs I am assigned to from Milestone 5.2M4 to 5.3M1. 103716 3 antonin.godard 2026-01-06 15:30:57 +0000 Patch sent to clarify this: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260106-layer-license-clarification-v1-1-99c69ec1a878@bootlin.com 103974 4 antonin.godard 2026-01-20 14:41:34 +0000 Patch merged, closing the bug https://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-docs/commit/?id=b8a56b8b2e8c0417b2f7204f80c79b05d95e9ce4