patacongo commented on issue #1639: URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-nuttx/issues/1639#issuecomment-680113383
> > > > The current Bluetooth stack did not come from Zephyr but from a separate Intel BSD package. This code did evolve to become the Zephyr Bluetooth stack and could also have IP clearance issues in the future. > > That is a little more concerning. I don't know how easy would it be to get Intel to make a software grant. At least we know that Zephyr being now Apache licensed must've agreed to that at some point. But maybe keeping this as BSD is acceptable by Apache? They don't need to do an SGA. We can carry the stack as third party code by retaining the Intel copyrights in the BSD hardware and adding the files to the LICENSE file. The only obstacle is that Justin has claimed that license compliance is insufficient and that the ASF wants some kind of (unspecified) permission to use the third party code. I am unsure of all of this stuff but we need to take care so that any additional effort put into the stack is not lost due to some future decision. It was be nice to have this all in order before making such investments. But, I don't know how we would accomplish that. We are not going to get an SGA, CCLA, or any kind of approval from Intel. I am 100% certain that will never happen. Even large corporations that are friendly to NuttX are unable to get their legal departments to do such things. And I doubt that Intel is friendly in this way. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
