From c96c0aec2169359a7654ee798d49dda5ea0f76a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: norly Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:24:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] out-of-tree.rst: Add porting info --- out-of-tree.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/out-of-tree.rst b/out-of-tree.rst index 875ecf7..ecaf826 100644 --- a/out-of-tree.rst +++ b/out-of-tree.rst @@ -21,6 +21,26 @@ Install +Porting and alternative licences +================================= + +This driver started as a derivative of linux/drivers/net/can/slcan.c +and my thanks go to the original authors for their inspiration, even +after almost none of their code is left. + +This code barely bears any resemblance to slcan anymore, and whatever +may be left is Linux specific boilerplate anyway, however I am leaving +the GPL-2.0 identifier at the top just to be sure. + +Please feel free to use my own code, especially the ELM327 communication +logic, in accordance with SPDX-License-Identifier BSD-3-Clause to port +this driver to other systems. + +If in doubt, feel free to ask me to clarify which code is mine. + + + + Thanks ======= -- 2.30.2