[License-review] For Legacy Approval: eCos License version 2.0

[John Dallaway]

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For the attention of the OSI License Committee:

The eCos License version 2.0 has been in widespread use since May 2002
as the license of the eCos real-time operating system. It is based on
the GNU General Public License version 2 and incorporates an exception
clause which limits the circumstances in which the license applies to
other code when used in conjunction with eCos-licensed code.

The eCos License version 2.0 is officially recognised as a
GPL-compatible free software license by the Free Software Foundation.

On behalf of the eCos maintainers I am hereby submitting the eCos
License version 2.0 to be considered for Legacy Approval as an Open
Source License. The eCos maintainers recognize the significance of OSI
approval in the selection of open source software by technology decision
makers.

The rationale for this license is described at:

    http://ecos.sourceware.org/license-overview.html

Based on those licenses already approved by the OSI in the Legacy
Approval category, I would recommend allocation to the "Non-reusable
licenses" proliferation category.

The full text of the eCos License version 2.0 is appended to this message.

Regards

John Dallaway
On behalf of the eCos maintainers

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