Can Nordic be ruled to be a runtime/platform? I think there are exceptions for that.
-Alex From: Hen <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, October 16, 2017 at 10:18 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: License doubts regarding addition of external APIs. 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]<mailto:[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<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.nordicsemi.com%2FnRF5_SDK%2FnRF5_SDK_v14.x.x%2Fdoc%2F14.0.0%2FnRF5_Nordic_license.txt&data=02%7C01%7C%7C985cbc12b61a4efeea2508d5151e91de%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636438143419661930&sdata=%2Bs8TlgFyE51O5sdDmCPs3kQ1XOWx0kR9niY4BPCepco%3D&reserved=0> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
