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@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ This is the firmware which resides in RAM on the AR7010/AR9271 NICs.
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It is used by ath9k (Linux) and athn (OpenBSD) to provide wireless
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services.
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+What licence is this covered by?
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+--------------------------------
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+The Qualcomm Atheros owned code is under the ISC licence.
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+The NOTICES.TXT file contains copyright notices for software which
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+this firmware release leverages.
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+There is some code that is based off of work done under contract
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+but is owned by Qualcomm Atheros; the original copyright statements
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+from that work are in NOTICES.TXT.
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+The Tensilica code (xtos/xtensa) is distributed with permission from
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+Tensilica, Inc., under the MIT licence.
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+There are three ECOS source files distributed under the terms of
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+the GPLv2, with a caveat that linking or using the source files does
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+not bring the rest of the binary under the GPLv2. Please read the
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+ECOS caveats in more detail.
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Ok, what are those NICs?
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