From: "Richard Purdie" <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
To: "Pierre Ossman" <drzeus-list@drzeus.cx>,
"Russell King" <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: "Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@osdl.org>,
"LKML" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Ian Molton" <spyro@f2s.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][MMC] Secure Digital (SD) support
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:24:47 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01b801c5219f$df6a00b0$0f01a8c0@max> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4229B847.5050301@drzeus.cx
Pierre Ossman:
> First of, I can't really back up the claim that it isn't ok. The SDA has a
> paragraph about non-disclosure in their "IP Policy"
> (http://www.sdcard.org/membership/images/ippolicy.pdf) but it also states
> that exceptions can be granted.
That IP policy covers their members and has no bearing on us as we have no
agreements with them.
The code is "our" own so it isn't covered by any IP or copyright
restrictions other than the GPL.
There aren't any patents relating to SD cards.
The simple sequences we use have been gleaned from various public documents
(intel's website, SD card manufacturer data sheets, etc.) so nobody can
claim we're using anything secret.
I therefore can't see a problem with including the code.
Richard
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-05 16:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-03 12:22 [PATCH][MMC] Secure Digital (SD) support Pierre Ossman
2005-03-04 13:22 ` Pavel Machek
2005-03-04 15:00 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-03-04 15:12 ` Pierre Ossman
2005-03-04 16:22 ` Marcel Holtmann
2005-03-04 21:04 ` Ian Molton
2005-03-05 11:37 ` Russell King
2005-03-05 12:23 ` Pierre Ossman
2005-03-05 12:44 ` Russell King
2005-03-05 13:46 ` Pierre Ossman
2005-03-05 16:24 ` Richard Purdie [this message]
2005-05-06 14:15 ` Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:34 ` [PATCH][MMC][0/6] " Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:37 ` [PATCH][MMC][1/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : protocol Pierre Ossman
2005-03-19 16:35 ` Russell King
2005-03-06 1:44 ` [PATCH][MMC][2/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : init Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:47 ` [PATCH][MMC][3/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : ro Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:50 ` [PATCH][MMC][4/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : SCR Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:52 ` [PATCH][MMC][5/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : sysfs Pierre Ossman
2005-03-06 1:57 ` [PATCH][MMC][6/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : wide bus Pierre Ossman
2005-03-12 17:35 ` [PATCH][MMC][7/6] Secure Digital (SD) support : Copyright Pierre Ossman
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