Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:31:47 -0800 | From | Jeremy Fitzhardinge <> | Subject | Re: License violation? |
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Jiri Slaby wrote: > Hi. > > I have a GPL driver (written by me) with workarounds, since I hadn't > know-how, when I wrote it. Now I've got 2.4 proprietary driver from > the vendor. Is use of the 2.4 driver know-how OK? (And could be such > driver merged?) > > These are lines from the proprietary driver: > IMPORTANT SAFETY & LEGAL INFORMATION: > > This source file is provided as part of the SensAble > Technologies PDD/GHOST Software Development Toolkit in > order to facilitate the use of PCI-based PHANToM haptic > interface devices across various Linux kernel revisions. > It is meant to be recompiled without modification. It > should NOT be modified in any way. Any modification of > this source code will void any and all software and/or > hardware warranties and maintenance agreements with > SensAble Technologies or its assignees. Furthermore, > modification of this source file may result in the damage > or failure of the user's hardware. SensAble Technologies > and its assignees assume no responsibility for any damage > or injury resulting from the modification of this file. > > It's obvious, that if somebody was using the GPL driver, he'll lost > warranty et al. (But this is not the question.)
Seems reasonable to me. This isn't license text. They're not saying you can't modify it; they're just saying you own the pieces if you modify it and break it. Is there an actual license?
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