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Re: [PATCH] linux-firmware: update Atheros firmware license

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On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This makes the license Operating System agnostic and updates
> the patent license grant for use of the firmware license specifically
> on the Atheros chipsets.
>
> This allows us to share the same license between all Atheros chipsets,
> ath9k, ath9k_htc, ath6kl, and future chipsets.
>
> Cc: ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Len Widra <len.widra@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Brian Lee <briank.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Adam Tachner <atachner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Paul Lever <Paul.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vipin Mehta <vipin.mehta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> ÂLICENCE.atheros_firmware | Â Â4 +---
> Â1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/LICENCE.atheros_firmware b/LICENCE.atheros_firmware
> index d336492..e0ebdac 100644
> --- a/LICENCE.atheros_firmware
> +++ b/LICENCE.atheros_firmware
> @@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license under patents it
> Ânow or hereafter owns or controls to make, have made, use, import,
> Âoffer to sell and sell ("Utilize") this software, but solely to
> Âthe extent that any such patent is necessary to Utilize the software
> -alone, or in combination with an operating system licensed under an
> -approved Open Source license as listed by the Open Source Initiative
> -at http://opensource.org/licenses. ÂThe patent license shall not
> +in conjunction with an Atheros Chipset. The patent license shall not
> Âapply to any other combinations which include this software. No
> Âhardware per se is licensed hereunder.
>

Just a friendly reminder.

  Luis
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