It would be Category X imo. This is a field of use restriction:
"4. This software, with or without modification, must only be used with a Nordic Semiconductor ASA integrated circuit." Hen On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Miguel Azevedo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > In order to run Apache Mynewt on Nordic MCU's we are using Nordic's > SDK from an external repository. The latest version of this SDK went > through a license update to the following text, which is present on > every file: > > Copyright (c) 2010 - 2017, Nordic Semiconductor ASA > > All rights reserved. > > Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without > modification, > are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: > > 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, > this > list of conditions and the following disclaimer. > > 2. Redistributions in binary form, except as embedded into a Nordic > Semiconductor ASA integrated circuit in a product or a software update > for > such product, must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of > conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or > other > materials provided with the distribution. > > 3. Neither the name of Nordic Semiconductor ASA nor the names of its > contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from > this > software without specific prior written permission. > > 4. This software, with or without modification, must only be used with a > Nordic Semiconductor ASA integrated circuit. > > 5. Any software provided in binary form under this license must not be > reverse > engineered, decompiled, modified and/or disassembled. > > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA "AS IS" AND ANY > EXPRESS > OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED > WARRANTIES > OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE > ARE > DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA OR CONTRIBUTORS BE > LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR > CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF > SUBSTITUTE > GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) > HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT > LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY > OUT > OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > DAMAGE. > > =============================== END ============================ > > Link here: http://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF5_SDK/nRF5_SDK_v14.x.x/ > doc/14.0.0/nRF5_Nordic_license.txt > > There has been some discussion on whether this license is > Apache-compatible or not, and whether some of these files would be > eligible to be added to Apache Mynewt source. Therefore I would like > to hear your opinion on this matter. > > Best regards, > > Miguel Azevedo > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
