diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/layer.conf b/meta-ibm/conf/layer.conf
index 72351f1..434f616 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/layer.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "ibm-layer"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_ibm-layer = ""
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_ibm-layer = "sumo"
+
+# Provide a variable that points the base of the ibm layer.
+IBMBASE = '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/")}'
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/palmetto-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/palmetto-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
index 2b5348a..8e328d8 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/palmetto-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/palmetto-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Palmetto IPMI to DBus Inventory mapping."
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-fru
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
index d633fd9..a7e8c6b 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Phosphor LED Group Management for Palmetto"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
index 252d2cb..ca45a1e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus AVSBus control"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools bash"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
index e23bdd0..ba38b87 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus VRM Overrides"
 DESCRIPTION = "Sets Rolumus VRMs to custom voltages"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools bash"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/gpio/id-button.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/gpio/id-button.bb
index 7267ee3..90513b4 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/gpio/id-button.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/gpio/id-button.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus ID Button pressed application"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 DEPENDS += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-native.bb
index 5551200..6f416c1 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-fru-read-inventory-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus inventory map for phosphor-ipmi-host"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
index c418498..c0620ff 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-map-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus IPMI to DBus Inventory mapping."
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-fru
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-sel-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-sel-native.bb
index 93907c8..6090465 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-sel-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/romulus-ipmi-inventory-sel-native.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "Inventory to Sensor config for Romulus"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
 inherit phosphor-ipmi-host
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-ipmi-inventory-sel"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
index 3c7adaa..9b511e0 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Phosphor LED Group Management for Romulus"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/logging/romulus-phosphor-logging-callouts-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/logging/romulus-phosphor-logging-callouts-native.bb
index 3752139..a6fd5b1 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/logging/romulus-phosphor-logging-callouts-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/logging/romulus-phosphor-logging-callouts-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Romulus inventory map for phosphor-ipmi-host"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-logging
 
 SRC_URI += "file://callouts.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
index a09cdc7..5abe1be 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/avsbus-control.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon AVSBus control"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
index d05e67f..36416e9 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/chassis/vrm-control.bb
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon VRM Overrides"
 DESCRIPTION = "Sets Witherspoon VRMs to custom voltages"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "i2c-tools bash"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
index c478e12..e855754 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/events/witherspoon-events-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Event policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://config.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
index b7da45c..070fcee 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Fan policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://air-cooled.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
index c09b9df..357de95 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-fan-watchdog.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon fan watchdog services"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
index 39831cf..d53b414 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/witherspoon-thermal-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Thermal policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://thermal-policy.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
index 6efde48..80e6e6d 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/inventory/inventory-cleanup-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Copy Witherspoon inventory cleanup yaml for inventory manager"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-inventory-manager
 
 SRC_URI += "file://inventory-cleanup.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
index 4d234c1..563f80e 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-policy-native.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Power supply policy for Witherspoon"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit phosphor-dbus-monitor
 
 SRC_URI += "file://power-supply-policy.yaml"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
index b0903e7..ea7804b 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/power/witherspoon-power-supply-sync.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 SUMMARY = "Witherspoon Power Supply Sync"
 DESCRIPTION = "Synchronizes the power supplies' INPUT_HISTORY data"
 PR = "r1"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-systemd
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "virtual/obmc-gpio-monitor"
diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/dbus/ibm-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/dbus/ibm-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
index 2768caf..381bef4 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/dbus/ibm-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/dbus/ibm-dbus-interfaces-mapper-config-native.bb
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 SUMMARY="Add /com/ibm namespace to phosphor-mapper"
 DESCRIPTION="Add the /com/ibm path namespace and \
 com.ibm interface prefix to the mapper watch list."
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${IBMBASE}/COPYING.apache-2.0;md5=34400b68072d710fecd0a2940a0d1658"
 
 inherit phosphor-mapper
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_SERVICE_append = " com.ibm"
 PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE_append = " com.ibm"