X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=18af41ff46a242157a4debec43b707122a4b579c;hb=4c9d9e854e0b2f59ca887bb083cc07d35a24693a;hp=f65902d1f94f224e681f3f034671a39b03aa005d;hpb=45c603c6aa039f0dfe56283de5309a426bc4bb36;p=open-ath9k-htc-firmware.git diff --git a/README b/README index f65902d..18af41f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ This is the firmware which resides in RAM on the AR7010/AR9271 NICs. It is used by ath9k (Linux) and athn (OpenBSD) to provide wireless services. +What licence is this covered by? +-------------------------------- + +The Qualcomm Atheros owned code is under the ClearBSD licence. + +The NOTICES.TXT file contains copyright notices for software which +this firmware release leverages. + +There is some code that is based off of work done under contract +but is owned by Qualcomm Atheros; the original copyright statements +from that work are in NOTICES.TXT. + +The Tensilica code (xtos/xtensa) is distributed with permission from +Tensilica, Inc., under the MIT licence. + +There are three ECOS source files distributed under the terms of +the GPLv2, with a caveat that linking or using the source files does +not bring the rest of the binary under the GPLv2. Please read the +ECOS caveats in more detail. + Ok, what are those NICs? ------------------------