From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Braun Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:12:55 +0200 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] intel-microcode: new package In-Reply-To: <20120920223646.65a34101@skate> References: <1348153949-30525-1-git-send-email-rbraun@sceen.net> <20120920223646.65a34101@skate> Message-ID: <20120920211255.GA32421@mail.sceen.net> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:36:46PM +0200, Thomas Petazzoni wrote: > Is there a license file somewhere that states that even though it is > proprietary, one has the right to redistribute the binaries? On the Intel download site, after searching for the last version of the microcode data file [1], the download link leads to a license agreement page which describes three license terms, depending on the nature of the distributor (network administrator, end user or OEM). I think the OEM license applies to most buildroot users. Here is the content : "OEM LICENSE: You may reproduce and distribute the Software only as an integral part of or incorporated in Your product or as a standalone Software maintenance update for existing end users of Your products, excluding any other standalone products, subject to these conditions: 1. This Software is licensed for use only in conjunction with Intel component products. Use of the Software in conjunction with non-Intel component products is not licensed hereunder. 2. You may not copy, modify, rent, sell, distribute or transfer any part of the Software except as provided in this Agreement, and you agree to prevent unauthorized copying of the Software. 3. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software. 4. You may only distribute the Software to your customers pursuant to a written license agreement. Such license agreement may be a "break-the- seal" license agreement. At a minimum such license shall safeguard Intel's ownership rights to the Software. 5. The Software may include portions offered on terms in addition to those set out here, as set out in a license accompanying those portions." -- Richard Braun [1] http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=21385&keyword=microcode&lang=eng