On Mon, 2009-12-21 at 20:58 +0900, Ken Kawasaki wrote:

pcnet_cs,serial_cs:

add cis of KTI PE520 pcmcia network card,
and some serial card(GLOBETROTTER, Sierra Wireless AC860).

[...]

+(2)
+File: cis/GLOBETROTTER.cis
+
+License: AS IS

The phrase "AS IS" is usually used in a disclaimer of warranty.  It is
in no way a licence to distribute the file.

+This file is Option's intellectual property,
+and developed by Paul at pharscape.org.
+http://www.pharscape.org/

By "intellectual property" do you mean copyright, or do they claim
patent rights in it as well?

You need to be explicit.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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