On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kalle Valo [off-list ref] wrote:

"Luis R. Rodriguez" [off-list ref] writes:

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On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Kalle Valo [off-list ref] wrote:

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+ NO LICENSES OR OTHER RIGHTS,
+WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, BASED ON ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, ARE GRANTED
+TO ANY PARTY'S PATENTS, PATENT APPLICATIONS, OR PATENTABLE INVENTIONS
+BY VIRTUE OF THIS LICENSE OR THE DELIVERY OR PROVISION BY QUALCOMM
+ATHEROS, INC. OF THE SOFTWARE.

This -- however is new to linux-firmware -- and I hereby raise a big
red fucking flag. All other licenses on linux-firmware provide at the
very least a limited patent grant. What makes Qualcomm special ?

Well, I was just told to use this license with our firmware, I didn't
write this.

I realize this, back in the day they told me to submit that too, and I
didn't. You are doing what you are told. That doesn't mean we can't
raise questions over this. So pass the questions back onto those
crafty attorneys and let them engage on this public thread and clarify
exactly what they are doing.

 Luis