Return-path: Received: from mail-lb0-f173.google.com ([209.85.217.173]:44634 "EHLO mail-lb0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751762AbaCNMhQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:37:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20140314084514.23100.72654.stgit@x230> References: <20140314084501.23100.13103.stgit@x230> <20140314084514.23100.72654.stgit@x230> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:36:53 -0700 Message-ID: (sfid-20140314_133748_796259_9AE50CED) Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] ath10k: add firmware files To: Kalle Valo , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Cc: Ben Hutchings , David Woodhouse , linux-wireless , ath10k@lists.infradead.org, "netdev@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Kalle Valo 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? Luis