Re: [PATCHv4 08/13] USB: gadget: g_serial: INF file updated

[MichaÅ Nazarewicz]

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:33:51 +0200, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The RNDIS template was taken from:
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff570620.aspx
> >
> > The CDC ACM was sent by Xiaofan Chen who said that it is probably
> > taken indirectly form MSDN as well.
>
> Ok, and not from the Windows DDK, right?  That has a different license
> than MSDN.

RNDIS is from MSDN for sure.  As of serial, I couldn't find it there.

> > The MSDN TOS reads:
> > >If Microsoft makes any code marked as âsampleâ available on this
> > >Web Site without a License Agreement, then that code is licensed
> > >to you under the terms of the Microsoft Limited Public License.
> >
> > Where the MLPL can be found at:
> > <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/cc300389.aspx#MLPL>.  It seems like
> > a perfectly legal free software license except point 3(F):
> >
> > >(F) Platform Limitation- The licenses granted in sections 2(A) & 2(B)
> > >extend only to the software or derivative works that you create that
> > >run on a Microsoft Windows operating system product.
> >
> > Also, 3(D) requires that the whole license is included:
> > >(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form,
> > >you may do so only under this license by including a complete copy of
> > >this license with your distribution. If you distribute any portion of
> > >the software in compiled or object code form, you may only do so under
> > >a license that complies with this license.
> >
> > Therefore, shall we include the license along with the INFs and ignore
> > the fact it's not fully free software?

> No, it's not "software" here, and it is abiding by the license of the
> MLPL as you don't run that file on any non-Windows machine.

Well...  According to the license (if we assume the license apply to the
INF template) it is "software":
> This license governs use of code marked as âsampleâ available on this
> Web Site without a License Agreement , as provided under the Section
> above titled âNOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITEâ.
> If you use such code (the âsoftwareâ), you accept this license.

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:33:51 +0200, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How about putting the following on the file:
> 	; based on a example .inf file that was:
> 	;	Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
> 	; and released under the MLPL as found at
> 	; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/cc300389.aspx#MLPL
> 	; For use only on Windows operating systems.
> 	;
>
> Interesting that they don't put a date on the copyright.
>
> With that wording, I'd be glad to take it.

If no one sees any legal issues here I can change the patch accordingly.
I'm more and more confused by the whole issue. ;)

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