Re: License violation?

[Jiri Slaby]

Jeremy Fitzhardinge napsal(a):
> Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I have a GPL driver (written by me) with workarounds, since I hadn't
> > know-how, when I wrote it. Now I've got 2.4 proprietary driver from
> > the vendor. Is use of the 2.4 driver know-how OK? (And could be such
> > driver merged?)
> >
> > These are lines from the proprietary driver:
> >        IMPORTANT SAFETY & LEGAL INFORMATION:
> >
> >         This source file is provided as part of the SensAble
> >         Technologies PDD/GHOST Software Development Toolkit in
> >         order to facilitate the use of PCI-based PHANToM haptic
> >         interface devices across various Linux kernel revisions.
> >         It is meant to be recompiled without modification.  It
> >         should NOT be modified in any way. Any modification of
> >         this source code will void any and all software and/or
> >         hardware warranties and maintenance agreements with
> >         SensAble Technologies or its assignees.  Furthermore,
> >         modification of this source file may result in the damage
> >         or failure of the user's hardware.  SensAble Technologies
> >         and its assignees assume no responsibility for any damage
> >         or injury resulting from the modification of this file.
> >
> > It's obvious, that if somebody was using the GPL driver, he'll lost
> > warranty et al. (But this is not the question.) 
>
> Seems reasonable to me.   This isn't license text.  They're not saying
> you can't modify it; they're just saying you own the pieces if you
> modify it and break it.  Is there an actual license?

No other text in there, but simple Copyright:

/* Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Sensable Technologies, Inc.
   All rights reserved.

Aha, I've read it second time, and I get the point now.

regards,
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http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/            Jiri Slaby
faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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