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since this is my first "license addition", I rather err on the side of |
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caution. See the pasted text below, are there any objections against adding it |
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and the corresponding package to the tree? |
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Best, Andreas |
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PS. The files have been grabbed from the kernel-firmware git repository on |
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kernel.org. |
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FIRMWARE LICENSE TERMS |
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Copyright (c) Marvell International Ltd. |
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All rights reserved. |
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Redistribution. Redistribution and use in binary form, without modification, |
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are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: |
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* Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice and the following |
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disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the |
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distribution. |
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* Neither the name of Marvell International Ltd. nor the names of its |
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suppliers may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this |
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software without specific prior written permission. |
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* No reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this software is |
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permitted. |
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Limited patent license. Marvell International Ltd. grants a world-wide, |
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royalty-free, non-exclusive license under patents it now or hereafter owns or |
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controls to make, have made, use, import, offer to sell and sell ("Utilize") |
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this software, but solely to the extent that any such patent is necessary to |
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Utilize the software alone, or in combination with an operating system |
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licensed under an approved Open Source license as listed by the Open Source |
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Initiative at http://opensource.org/licenses. The patent license shall not |
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apply to any other combinations which include this software. No hardware per |
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se is licensed hereunder. |
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DISCLAIMER. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND |
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CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT |
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A |
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR |
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CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, |
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EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
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PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR |
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BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER |
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IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) |
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ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE |
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POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
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Andreas K. Huettel |
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Gentoo Linux developer |
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dilfridge@g.o |
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http://www.akhuettel.de/ |