Messages in this thread | | | From | Kalle Valo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/3] ath10k: add firmware files | Date | Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:07:29 +0200 |
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"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@do-not-panic.com> writes:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> wrote: > >> + 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 ?
Well, I was just told to use this license with our firmware, I didn't write this.
-- Kalle Valo
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