linux-kernel - Re: License violation?

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Date:	Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:36:06 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: License violation?

Jeremy Fitzhardinge napsal(a):
> Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have a GPL driver (written by me) with workarounds, since I hadn't
>> know-how, when I wrote it. Now I've got 2.4 proprietary driver from
>> the vendor. Is use of the 2.4 driver know-how OK? (And could be such
>> driver merged?)
>>
>> These are lines from the proprietary driver:
>>        IMPORTANT SAFETY & LEGAL INFORMATION:
>>
>>         This source file is provided as part of the SensAble
>>         Technologies PDD/GHOST Software Development Toolkit in
>>         order to facilitate the use of PCI-based PHANToM haptic
>>         interface devices across various Linux kernel revisions.
>>         It is meant to be recompiled without modification.  It
>>         should NOT be modified in any way. Any modification of
>>         this source code will void any and all software and/or
>>         hardware warranties and maintenance agreements with
>>         SensAble Technologies or its assignees.  Furthermore,
>>         modification of this source file may result in the damage
>>         or failure of the user's hardware.  SensAble Technologies
>>         and its assignees assume no responsibility for any damage
>>         or injury resulting from the modification of this file.
>>
>> It's obvious, that if somebody was using the GPL driver, he'll lost
>> warranty et al. (But this is not the question.) 
> 
> Seems reasonable to me.   This isn't license text.  They're not saying
> you can't modify it; they're just saying you own the pieces if you
> modify it and break it.  Is there an actual license?

No other text in there, but simple Copyright:

/* Copyright (c) 1997-2002 Sensable Technologies, Inc.
    All rights reserved.

Aha, I've read it second time, and I get the point now.

regards,
-- 
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/            Jiri Slaby
faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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