Adjust statement on existing firmware

Additional clarity on how the criteria map to existing firmware files and
what the project may choose to do in the future.

Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@kernel.org>

diff --git a/LICENSE-CRITERIA.md b/LICENSE-CRITERIA.md
index 2e9a4ad12de9570cec66bccfdd7c1b76bf8e7e34..8d52e4efdc6f191923b2f3661323cd7fadc33a50 100644 (file)
--- a/LICENSE-CRITERIA.md
+++ b/LICENSE-CRITERIA.md
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ teams preparing a first submission or drafting a new license text. It explains
 which licenses the project accepts, the criteria a license must meet, and how
 new license texts are reviewed.
 
-These requirements apply to new firmware submissions and to newly introduced
-or materially changed license terms. They are not a retroactive judgment on
-firmware already in the repository: existing files, and the license texts
-already in `LICENSES/`, are unaffected.
+These requirements will be used to evaluate new firmware license submissions
+or materially changed license terms.  Firmware licenses included before this
+requirement document was introduced may not fully adhere to the requirements
+and will be considered an exception at this time.  The project may choose to
+work with vendors to address existing license inconsistencies.
 
 Nothing in this document is legal advice. It describes the policy of the
 linux-firmware project.