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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:47:21 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ath10k: add firmware files
From: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@do-not-panic.com>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
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On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:36 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<mcgrof@do-not-panic.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> 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
>
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Dave T?ht