Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 08:00:08 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Cc: oppermann@pipeline.ch Subject: Re: Intel gigabit driver Message-ID: <200111301600.fAUG08o72057@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <3C076508.CED01923@pipeline.ch> References: <20011128141650.A96448@hub.freebsd.org> <3C057850.55E9BC99@pipeline.ch> <200111291957.fATJvLh69974@vashon.polstra.com> <3C076508.CED01923@pipeline.ch>
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In article <3C076508.CED01923@pipeline.ch>,
Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> wrote:
> John Polstra wrote:
> > That last bit is incorrect. The Intel driver for Linux is released
> > under a 3-clause BSD license.
>
> I doesn't look like a clean BSD license thought... But it's also not
> under the GPL as such...
>
> Anyway, after the rants here on this list from time to time about
> Intel's strict NDA and Open Source driver problems I was surprised
> to see such a move from them.
>
>
> Part of the Intel Linux GiGE driver License:
>
> "This license shall include changes to the Software that are error
> corrections or other minor changes to the Software that do not add
> functionality or features when the Software is incorporated in any
> version of a operating system that has been distributed under the
> GNU General Public License 2.0 or later. This patent license shall
[...]
Maybe you have an old version of the driver. I have
e1000-3.1.23.tar.gz, which I grabbed from developer.intel.com a few
weeks ago. I grepped all of the files in it, and the word "GNU"
doesn't appear anywhere. There is a file named "LICENSE" which is
just a standard BSD license. I'll append it below.
John
Copyright (c) 1999 - 2001, Intel Corporation
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 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 Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors
may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS''
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL 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]
--
John Polstra
John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
"Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa
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