[PATCH 1/3] linux-firmware: Simplified license file for brcm firmware

Henry Ptasinski henryp at broadcom.com
Thu Apr 21 18:30:22 UTC 2011


New, much shorter license for firmware files submitted by Broadcom to
linux-firmware repository.

Signed-off-by: Henry Ptasinski <henryp at broadcom.com>
---
 LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx |  270 +++++++++++-----------------------------------
 1 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 205 deletions(-)
 rewrite LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx (99%)

diff --git a/LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx b/LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx
dissimilarity index 99%
index e2cf868..ff26fdd 100644
--- a/LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx
+++ b/LICENCE.broadcom_bcm43xx
@@ -1,205 +1,65 @@
-SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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+SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
+
+The accompanying software in binary code form (“Software”), is licensed to you,
+or, if you are accepting on behalf of an entity, the entity and its affiliates
+exercising rights hereunder (“Licensee”) subject to the terms of this software
+license agreement (“Agreement”), unless Licensee and Broadcom Corporation
+(“Broadcom”) execute a separate written software license agreement governing
+use of the Software. ANY USE, REPRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SOFTWARE
+CONSTITUTES LICENSEE’S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
+
+1.	License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
+Broadcom hereby grants to Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
+royalty-free license: (i) to use and integrate the Software with any other
+software; and (ii) to reproduce and distribute the Software complete,
+unmodified, and as provided by Broadcom, solely for use with Broadcom
+proprietary integrated circuit product(s) sold by Broadcom with which the
+Software was designed to be used, or their successors.
+
+2.	Restrictions. Licensee shall distribute Software with a copy of this
+Agreement. Licensee shall not remove, efface or obscure any copyright or
+trademark notices from the Software. Reproductions of the Broadcom copyright
+notice shall be included with each copy of the Software, except where such
+Software is embedded in a manner not readily accessible to the end user.
+Licensee shall not: (i) use, license, sell or otherwise distribute the Software
+except as provided in this Agreement; (ii) attempt to modify in any way,
+reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Software; or
+(iii) use the Software or other material in violation of any applicable law or
+regulation, including but not limited to any regulatory agency. This Agreement
+shall automatically terminate upon Licensee’s failure to comply with any of the
+terms of this Agreement. In such event, Licensee will destroy all copies of the
+Software and its component parts.
+
+3.	Ownership. The Software is licensed and not sold.  Title to and
+ownership of the Software, including all intellectual property rights thereto,
+and any portion thereof remain with Broadcom or its licensors. Licensee hereby
+covenants that it will not assert any claim that the Software created by or for
+Broadcom infringe any intellectual property right owned or controlled by
+Licensee.
+
+4.     	Disclaimer. THE SOFTWARE IS OFFERED “AS IS,” AND BROADCOM PROVIDES AND
+GRANTS AND LICENSEE RECEIVES NO SUPPORT AND NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE, COMMUNICATION OR CONDUCT WITH LICENSEE, OR OTHERWISE.
+BROADCOM SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT CONCERNING THE SOFTWARE OR
+ANY UPGRADES TO OR DOCUMENTATION FOR THE SOFTWARE. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE
+ABOVE, BROADCOM GRANTS NO WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE IS ERROR-FREE OR WILL
+OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, AND GRANTS NO WARRANTY REGARDING ITS USE OR THE
+RESULTS THEREFROM INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, OR
+RELIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BROADCOM
+OR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
+OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
+OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR USE, REPRODUCTION, OR DISTRIBUTION
+OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA AND LOSS OF PROFITS,
+EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE
+LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
+LIMITED REMEDY.
+
+5. 	Export Laws.  LICENSEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE SOFTWARE IS
+SUBJECT TO UNITED STATES AND OTHER APPLICABLE EXPORT-RELATED LAWS AND
+REGULATIONS AND THAT LICENSEE MAY NOT EXPORT, RE-EXPORT OR TRANSFER THE
+SOFTWARE OR ANY DIRECT PRODUCT OF THE SOFTWARE EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THOSE
+LAWS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXPORT, RE-EXPORT, OR TRANSFER OF THE
+SOFTWARE TO CUBA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN, AND SYRIA IS PROHIBITED.
+
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