Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:53:09 +0200 | From | Michał Nazarewicz <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv4 08/13] USB: gadget: g_serial: INF file updated |
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On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:33:51 +0200, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: >> The RNDIS template was taken from: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff570620.aspx >> >> The CDC ACM was sent by Xiaofan Chen who said that it is probably >> taken indirectly form MSDN as well. > > Ok, and not from the Windows DDK, right? That has a different license > than MSDN.
RNDIS is from MSDN for sure. As of serial, I couldn't find it there.
>> The MSDN TOS reads: >> >If Microsoft makes any code marked as “sample” available on this >> >Web Site without a License Agreement, then that code is licensed >> >to you under the terms of the Microsoft Limited Public License. >> >> Where the MLPL can be found at: >> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/cc300389.aspx#MLPL>. It seems like >> a perfectly legal free software license except point 3(F): >> >> >(F) Platform Limitation- The licenses granted in sections 2(A) & 2(B) >> >extend only to the software or derivative works that you create that >> >run on a Microsoft Windows operating system product. >> >> Also, 3(D) requires that the whole license is included: >> >(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, >> >you may do so only under this license by including a complete copy of >> >this license with your distribution. If you distribute any portion of >> >the software in compiled or object code form, you may only do so under >> >a license that complies with this license. >> >> Therefore, shall we include the license along with the INFs and ignore >> the fact it's not fully free software?
> No, it's not "software" here, and it is abiding by the license of the > MLPL as you don't run that file on any non-Windows machine.
Well... According to the license (if we assume the license apply to the INF template) it is "software": > This license governs use of code marked as “sample” available on this > Web Site without a License Agreement , as provided under the Section > above titled “NOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE”. > If you use such code (the “software”), you accept this license.
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:33:51 +0200, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote: > How about putting the following on the file: > ; based on a example .inf file that was: > ; Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation > ; and released under the MLPL as found at > ; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/cc300389.aspx#MLPL > ; For use only on Windows operating systems. > ; > > Interesting that they don't put a date on the copyright. > > With that wording, I'd be glad to take it.
If no one sees any legal issues here I can change the patch accordingly. I'm more and more confused by the whole issue. ;)
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