| The files in the coreboot src/vendorcode subdirectory are supplied by | |
| various hardware and software vendors to support their platforms. While | |
| these directories and files are a part of the coreboot project, their | |
| licenses, coding styles, and maintenance may be significantly different | |
| than the rest of the coreboot codebase. | |
| By contributing these directories and files to the coreboot codebase, | |
| the authors and copyright holders have agreed to the use and | |
| modification of these files by the coreboot community, however the final | |
| ownership and responsibility still remains with the company that | |
| contributed the files. | |
| The ideal goal would be to properly integrate these files into coreboot | |
| proper. But such undertakings should be coordinated with the owners. | |
| Community modification should in general be limited to fixing issues and | |
| adding functionality. | |
| Licenses for the files were determined by the copyright holder when the | |
| files were contributed. All files here must have an open source license | |
| compatible with coreboot's GPL v2. |