Subject: Re: [PATCH kernel 2.6.33-rc1] pcnet_cs: add cis of KTI PE520 pcmcia network card

From: Ben Hutchings <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:50:09 +0000

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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