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

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On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
> <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> David,
>
> Just noticed this was never applied.

I'll resubmit with the ath6kl firmware now.

  Luis
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