On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:36 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> +* No Reverse engineering, decompiling, decrypting, or disassembling of >> + this software is permitted. > > We have other firmware licenses that have this language already on > linux-firmware but let us also keep in mind that linux-firmware will > likely not only be used by Linux folks. > > <-- cut --> > >> + NO LICENSES OR OTHER RIGHTS, >> +WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, BASED ON ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, ARE GRANTED >> +TO ANY PARTY'S PATENTS, PATENT APPLICATIONS, OR PATENTABLE INVENTIONS >> +BY VIRTUE OF THIS LICENSE OR THE DELIVERY OR PROVISION BY QUALCOMM >> +ATHEROS, INC. OF THE SOFTWARE. > > This -- however is new to linux-firmware -- and I hereby raise a big > red fucking flag. All other licenses on linux-firmware provide at the > very least a limited patent grant. What makes Qualcomm special ? > >> +FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES ARISING UNDER OR RESULTING FROM >> +THIS AGREEMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE SHALL NOT >> +EXCEED A TOTAL AMOUNT OF US$5.00. > > WTF - was this inspired by a Sci-Fi movie? Actually this is awesome. Does this mean I CAN reverse engineer, decompile, decrypt and dissemble this software? Where do I send my 5 bucks? > Luis > > _______________________________________________ > ath10k mailing list > ath10k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k -- Dave Täht -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
