Re: [RFC PATCH 0/6] Boot logo supplied by the device tree
Màxim Pedraza Padilla <[email protected]>
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El mar, 4 ago 2026 a las 7:25, Ulrich Ölmann (<[email protected]>) escribió: > I think the issue is broader than upstream submissions. Once such a > device tree is shipped as part of a GPL kernel in a product, the GPL > obligations already apply to that distribution. Therefore, the licensing > implications of embedding a proprietary logo are not limited to upstream > acceptance, they also affect downstream product distributions. Point taken, thanks for spelling it out. I am not qualified to argue the legal side and will not try to, but I follow the reasoning. In practice it reinforces the reserved memory path, which is the one we ship: there the device tree carries only a phandle and the placement, and the image stays a separate file with its own licensing, handled like any other asset in the product. Max