Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:53:51 +0200 | From | "Luis R. Rodriguez" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] README: clarify redistribution requirements covering patents |
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On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 04:31:08PM +0100, One Thousand Gnomes wrote: > > +the firmware license provided includes an implicit or explicit > > +patent grant to end users to ensure full functionality of device > > +operation with the firmware. If the licence is long and involved, it's > > permitted to include it in a separate file and refer to it from the > > WHENCE file. > > And if it were possible, a changelog of the firmware itself. > > "end users of the device" or just "end users" > > I'm assuming the worry for most vendors is licensing it to be used on > some third party product ?
The proposed language includes both whereas the "end users of the device" would exclude some subset use including the implicit license use case. Thoughts?
Luis
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