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[v2] overview-manual: licensing section fixes

Message ID 20220426090419.142496-1-michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com
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Michael Opdenacker April 26, 2022, 9:04 a.m. UTC 
From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>

Remove the reference to the GPL license, unnecessary
in this part of the manual and pointing to a wrong
link (LGPL instead of GPL).

Anyway, we have no authority to say that the MIT license
is compatible with the GPL.

Also provide details about the MIT license through Wikipedia,
instead of just the raw license text with no explanations
through opensource.org.

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
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 documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
index 19095fc116..e171d7aaa3 100644
--- a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
+++ b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst
@@ -616,13 +616,9 @@  this history, you can find basic information here:
 In general, the Yocto Project is broadly licensed under the
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) License. MIT licensing
 permits the reuse of software within proprietary software as long as the
-license is distributed with that software. MIT is also compatible with
-the GNU General Public License (GPL). Patches to the Yocto Project
+license is distributed with that software. Patches to the Yocto Project
 follow the upstream licensing scheme. You can find information on the
-MIT license
-`here <https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>`__. You can
-find information on the GNU GPL
-`here <https://www.opensource.org/licenses/LGPL-3.0>`__.
+MIT license `here <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License>`__.
 
 When you build an image using the Yocto Project, the build process uses
 a known list of licenses to ensure compliance. You can find this list in