Merge pull request #13 from olerem/buildfixes

[open-ath9k-htc-firmware.git] / README

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@@ -8,13 +8,33 @@ 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?
 ------------------------
 
 The AR7010 is a USB/PCIe SoC with onboard RAM, ROM and flash.
 It comes with an external wireless chip connected via PCIe - typically
-an AR9280 or AR9285.
+an AR9280 or AR9287.
 
 The AR9271 is a USB/Wifi SoC with onboad RAM, ROM, flash and the
 actual wireless chip.  The wireless core is an off-shoot of the AR9285.