diff --git a/ReadMe.rst b/ReadMe.rst index ed1d4822459b..06fb122ef382 100644 --- a/ReadMe.rst +++ b/ReadMe.rst @@ -134,11 +134,12 @@ To make a contribution to a TianoCore project, follow these steps. copyright license as the base project. When that is not possible, then contributions using the following licenses can be accepted: -- BSD (2-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause -- BSD (3-clause): http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause -- MIT: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT -- Python-2.0: http://opensource.org/licenses/Python-2.0 -- Zlib: http://opensource.org/licenses/Zlib +- Apache License, Version 2.0: https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0/ +- BSD (2-clause): https://opensource.org/license/BSD-2-Clause +- BSD (3-clause): https://opensource.org/license/BSD-3-Clause +- MIT: https://opensource.org/license/MIT +- Python-2.0: https://opensource.org/license/Python-2.0 +- Zlib: https://opensource.org/license/Zlib For documentation: @@ -243,19 +244,7 @@ Definitions for sample patch email Submodules ---------- -Submodule in EDK II is allowed but submodule chain should be avoided -as possible as we can. Currently EDK II contains the following submodules - -- CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/openssl -- ArmPkg/Library/ArmSoftFloatLib/berkeley-softfloat-3 -- MdeModulePkg/Universal/RegularExpressionDxe/oniguruma -- MdeModulePkg/Library/BrotliCustomDecompressLib/brotli -- BaseTools/Source/C/BrotliCompress/brotli - -ArmSoftFloatLib is actually required by OpensslLib. It's inevitable -in openssl-1.1.1 (since stable201905) for floating point parameter -conversion, but should be dropped once there's no such need in future -release of openssl. +The current submodules used in EDK II are in `.gitmodules <.gitmodules>`__. To get a full, buildable EDK II repository, use following steps of git command @@ -283,6 +272,12 @@ dependency on being able to reach servers we do not actually want any code from, as well as needlessly downloading code we will not use. +**Submodule Notes** + +ArmSoftFloatLib is required by OpensslLib. It's inevitable in openssl-1.1.1 +(since stable201905) for floating point parameter conversion, but should be +dropped once there's no such need in future release of openssl. + .. =================================================================== .. This is a bunch of directives to make the README file more readable .. ===================================================================