Clarified licensing terms for the current ath9k_htc firmware

The 1.4.0 version of ath9k_htc firmware is the first built from the
free software sources.

Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Cc: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com>
Cc: Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>
Signed-off-by: Kyle McMartin <kyle@kernel.org>
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Paul Fertser 2016-01-03 12:32:17 +03:00 committed by Kyle McMartin
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This is a concatenation of LICENCE.txt and NOTICE.txt from the
open-ath9k-htc-firmware repository describing licensing terms for the
firmware image and its sources.
The source code repository is publicly available at
https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware .
LICENCE.txt
-----------
Files with a Qualcomm Atheros / Atheros licence fall under the following
licence. Please see NOTICES.TXT for information about other files in this
repository.
----
Copyright (c) 2013 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted (subject to the limitations in the
disclaimer below) provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* 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.
* Neither the name of Qualcomm Atheros nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
from this software without specific prior written permission.
NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED LICENSES TO ANY PARTY'S PATENT RIGHTS ARE
GRANTED BY THIS LICENSE. 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 THE COPYRIGHT OWNER 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.
----
NOTICE.TXT
----------
This NOTICE.TXT file contains certain notices of software components included
with the software that QUALCOMM ATHEROS Incorporated ('Qualcomm Atheros') is
required to provide you. Notwithstanding anything in the notices in this file,
your use of these software components together with the Qualcomm Atheros
software (Qualcomm Atheros software hereinafter referred to as 'Software') is
subject to the terms of your license from Qualcomm Atheros. Compliance with
all copyright laws and software license agreements included in the notice
section of this file are the responsibility of the user. Except as may be
granted by separate express written agreement, this file provides no license
to any Qualcomm Atheros patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual
property.
Copyright (c) 2013 QUALCOMM ATHEROS Incorporated. All rights reserved.
QUALCOMM ATHEROS® is a registered trademark and registered service mark of
QUALCOMM ATHEROS Incorporated. All other trademarks and service marks are
the property of their respective owners.
NOTICES:
/*
* Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Atheros Communications Inc.
*
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
* purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
* copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
* WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
* MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
* ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
* WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
* ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
* OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
*/
/*
* Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting
* Copyright (c) 2002-2005 Atheros Communications, Inc.
* Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Atheros Communications Inc.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
* provided that the following conditions are met:
* 1. The materials contained herein are unmodified and are used
* unmodified.
* 2. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
* notice, this list of conditions and the following NO
* ''WARRANTY'' disclaimer below (''Disclaimer''), without
* modification.
* 3. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a
* disclaimer similar to the Disclaimer below and any redistribution
* must be conditioned upon including a substantially similar
* Disclaimer requirement for further binary redistribution.
* 4. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the
* names of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote
* product derived from this software without specific prior written
* permission.
*
* NO WARRANTY
* 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 NONINFRINGEMENT,
* MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
* FOR 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 DAMAGES.
*/
----
The following files are from ECoS with a GPLv2 licence with modification
and linking caveats. Please see the licence below for more information:
target_firmware/magpie_fw_dev/build/magpie_1_1/sboot/cmnos/printf/src/cmnos_printf.c
target_firmware/magpie_fw_dev/target/cmnos/cmnos_printf.c
target_firmware/magpie_fw_dev/target/cmnos/k2_fw_cmnos_printf.c
//####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTBEGIN####
// -------------------------------------------
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// Copyright (C) 2002 Gary Thomas
//
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----
Some of the source code is sourced from Tensilica, Inc.
Although most of the files fall under the MIT licence, some of the source
files generated as part of the system development have a proprietary
Tensilica licence.
With permission from Tensilica, Inc, these files have been relicenced
under the following licence:
/*
* Copyright (c) 2013 Tensilica Inc.
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
* the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
* in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
*/

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Version: 1.3.1
File: htc_7010.fw
Version: 1.3.1
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
File: ath9k_htc/htc_7010-1.4.0.fw
Version: 1.4.0
File: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw
Version: 1.4.0
Licence: Redistributable. See LICENCE.atheros_firmware for details
Licence: Redistributable (full source code is available under free
software licences). See LICENCE.open-ath9k-htc-firmware for details
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